Pesto Shrimp Mushroom Pasta
Delicious Pesto Shrimp Mushroom Pasta featuring large shrimp and spiral pasta smothered in a flavorful basil pesto sauce.
Equipment
- large skillet
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound shrimp large, peeled, deveined
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 ounces white mushrooms, sliced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup basil pesto
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 8 ounces spiral pasta
- chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- Heat large skillet on medium-high heat until hot. Add olive oil - it should run without sizzling. Add shrimp, season shrimp with ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, cook for about 3 minutes, turning once midway, until shrimp is pink and cooked through. Remove shrimp from the skillet.
- Add another tablespoon of olive oil to the same, now empty, skillet. Add sliced mushrooms. Season mushrooms with ¼ teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring, until mushrooms release liquid and reduce in volume and get soft, for about a minute or two. Add back the cooked shrimp. Add ½ cup basil pesto and ½ cup chicken broth. On medium heat, mix everything to combine. Remove from heat.
- Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain. Add to the shrimp with sauce. Top with chopped fresh basil.
Notes
For a homemade basil pesto recipe, refer to the linked recipe in the instructions.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 519kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 33gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 288mgSodium: 1577mgPotassium: 420mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 660IUVitamin C: 7.9mgCalcium: 226mgIron: 3.7mg
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