Creamy Shrimp Pesto Pasta
Creamy Shrimp Pesto Pasta

Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, creamy shrimp pesto pasta. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have creamy shrimp pesto pasta using 18 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Shrimp Pesto Pasta:
  1. Prepare Creamy Pesto Sauce
  2. Take 2 tablespoons butter
  3. Make ready 2 tsp minced garlic
  4. Prepare 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  5. Make ready 1/4 cup water
  6. Get 1/4 pesto sauce
  7. Get to taste Salt
  8. Take 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  9. Get Pasta
  10. Make ready 16 oz pasta (rigatoni preferred so sauce can fill holes)
  11. Make ready 2 tbsp olive oil
  12. Take 4 tsp minced garlic
  13. Prepare 4 green onion stalks, sliced
  14. Make ready 1 lb Shrimp (thawed, if frozen)
  15. Prepare 2 Green Zucchinis, quarter sliced
  16. Prepare 12-16 oz mushrooms, sliced
  17. Take 12-16 oz grape tomatoes
  18. Make ready Optional, fresh basil for garnish
Instructions to make Creamy Shrimp Pesto Pasta:
  1. Heat butter on medium heat
  2. Add minced garlic and cook until lightly browned
  3. Add cream and water and heat until hot but not boiling
  4. Add pesto sauce, mix pot and lower heat to low uncovered for about 5 minutes
  5. Add parmesan cheese and stir until fully dissolved. Add salt to taste
  6. Cook pasta according to package
  7. Heat oil on medium heat with garlic and green onions until light brown and caramelized
  8. Add shrimp and cook until completely pink, about 5 minutes
  9. Remove shrimp from iron skillet
  10. Add red pepper and more salt to taste
  11. Add zucchini and cook until softened, about 3 minutes
  12. Add mushroom and tomatoes and cook until lightly softened, about 3 minutes
  13. Serve individually or mix pasta,

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