Exchange Gang Pasta with Shrimp

1. Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Stir in the spaghetti, and return to a boil. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is cooked through, but still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain; toss with 2 tablespoons of the butter.

2. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the shallots and mushrooms until the mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the grape tomatoes and garlic, season with salt and pepper, and cook and stir until tomatoes are heated through, about 3 minutes. Add the shrimp, and cook until the shrimp just begins to turn pink, stirring occasionally.

3. Stir in the white wine and lemon juice, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer until shrimp are opaque, about 5 minutes. Stir in the spinach; once spinach has wilted, stir in the half-and-half and Parmesan cheese. Simmer until all ingredients are heated through and the sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Serve over the cooked spaghetti.

Cook's Note

This Recipe Exchange Challenge was deliciously executed by Keri, with contributions from katie (spaghetti), Crystal (butter), DeniseY (shallots), Pam (mushrooms), Gitano (grape tomatoes), SEY1 (garlic), cookinteacher (shrimp), laughingmagpie (white wine), mom23boys (lemon juice), Nurse Ellen (spinach), TUNA'S MOM (half-and-half), and SHORECOOK (Parmesan cheese).