low fat creamy bacon and shrimp veggie fettuccine

Ingredients

• 3 - slices bacon raw then cooked. ( reserve 1 tablespoon of bacon grease. )
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 pound raw frozen or fresh shrimp peeled and tail removed
• 2 cups chopped broccoli florets (food processor)
• 2 - carrots finely chopped ( i used food processor)
• 12-13 ounces fettuccine pasta (i used buitoni)
• 1 cup half and half cream,or( heavy cream) for higher fat. use half and half for lower fat version
• 1 cup skim milk, or half and half, use skim milk to make low fat version
• 1 teaspoon dry basil
• 1 pinch ground black pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup parmigiano reggiano
• 1 - 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)