Olive Garden Shrimp Primavera - cooking recipe

Ingredients

FOR THE SAUCE
6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine
1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced
1 ounce knorr newburg sauce mix (or similar)
1 (32 ounce) can canned crushed tomatoes
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (to taste)
1/2 teaspoon dry basil
1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
FOR THE VEGETABLES
1/2 lb mushroom, halved (or quartered if large)
1 cup green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch squares
1 cup red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch squares
1/2 cup yellow onion, cut into 1-inch squares
2 tablespoons butter, for sauteing
FOR THE PASTA
1 lb fresh linguine (or quality dry pasta)
FOR THE SHRIMP
1 lb large shrimp, fully cooked, thawed and drained

Preparation

Melt butter in 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook one minute. Add remaining spice and tomato ingredients, stir well and simmer for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large saute pan, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Saute vegetables about 3 minutes until crisp - tender. Add to the sauce and simmer 5 minutes more.
Cook pasta according to directions. When pasta is almost done, stir shrimp into sauce to heat through. Do not boil. Spoon Primavera over hot linguine. Pass Parmesan cheese.