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Pesto Shrimp Pasta
This Pesto Shrimp Pasta is a restaurant quality meal that you can make in under 30 minutes! The perfect quick weeknight meal.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 25 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Beth Moncel📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●colander
- ●pot
- ●skillet
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Thaw and peel shrimp
2
If using frozen shrimp, place them in a colander and run cool water over top to thaw (this should only take a few minutes). Peel the shrimp and remove the tails. Pat the shrimp dry with a paper towel.
3
Cook pasta
4
Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the pasta. Once boiling, add the pasta and continue to boil until the pasta is tender (about seven minutes). Reserve about ½ cup of the starchy pasta water before draining the pasta in a colander.
5
Cook shrimp
6
While the pasta is cooking, prepare the rest of the dish. Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large skillet. Once hot, add the prepared shrimp and sauté just until the shrimp turns pink and opaque (⏱️ 2-3 minutes). Remove the cooked shrimp to a clean bowl.
olive oil (divided, $0.22)2 Tbsp
7
Cook tomatoes and garlic
garlic (minced, $0.08)2 cloves
8
Add another tablespoon olive oil to the skillet and add the grape tomatoes and minced garlic. Continue to sauté over medium until the tomatoes begin to burst and release their juices. If the garlic begins to brown before the tomatoes have burst, add a couple tablespoons of water to the skillet to slow the browning.
olive oil (divided, $0.22)2 Tbspgarlic (minced, $0.08)2 cloves
9
Combine pasta and pesto
10
Once the tomatoes have broken down in the skillet, add the cooked and drained pasta, ¼ cup pesto, and about half of the reserved pasta water. Stir to coat everything in the pesto, adding more of the pasta water if needed to loosen the pasta and spread the pesto over everything.
11
Add shrimp to pasta
12
Finally, return the cooked shrimp to the skillet and stir to combine with the pasta. Top with grated Parmesan, then serve!
grated Parmesan ($0.11)1 Tbsp
Nutrition Facts
calories
421 kcal
fat Content
15 g
serving Size
1 Serving
fiber Content
4 g
sodium Content
658 mg
protein Content
21 g
carbohydrate Content
50 g
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