Love the great taste of Pesto Shrimp Mushroom Pasta.
This super simple Pesto Shrimp Mushroom Pasta Recipe is a quick and easy side dish that’s perfect with any meal!
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 oz spiral pasta
- chopped fresh basil
METHOD:
To prepare Pesto Shrimp Mushroom Pasta:
1 Heat a large skillet on medium-high heat until hot.
2 Add olive oil – it should run without sizzling.
3 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.
4 Add another tablespoon of olive oil to the same, now empty, skillet.
5 Add sliced mushrooms. Season mushrooms with ¼ teaspoon salt.
6 Cook, stirring until mushrooms release liquid and reduce in volume and get soft, for about a minute or two.
7 Add back the cooked shrimp.
8 Add ½ cup basil pesto and ½ cup chicken broth. On medium heat, mix everything to combine. Remove from heat.
9 Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain.
10 Add to the shrimp with sauce.
11 Top with chopped fresh basil.
Serve immediately,
Enjoy!
I would really be excited if you could try this recipe and come back to show us how you did it.
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