Pesto Shrimp Pasta

June 08, 2017 By: Comments

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Pesto Shrimp Pasta
Tagged: Healthy Healthy. Seafood Dinners Seafood Dinners. Dinner Dinner. Low-Fat Low-Fat. Pasta Dinners Pasta Dinners. Main Dish Main Dish. Pesto Pesto. Seafood Seafood. Pasta Pasta. Shrimp Shrimp. 30 Minutes or Less 30 Minutes or Less. Shrimp Dinners Shrimp Dinners. Garlic Garlic. Quick & Easy Quick & Easy. Italian Italian. Italian Italian. Quick Dinner Quick Dinner. Onions Onions. Under the Sea Under the Sea.
Prep:
5 minutes
Cook:
20 minutes
Serves:
4-6
Pesto might seem fancy, but jarred versions make this classic Northern Italian sauce delicious and amazingly easy. With a squeeze of lemon, this pasta dish can make an ordinary evening feel exotic, and it's healthy too! Buon Appetito!

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Directions

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
  2. Sprinkle shrimp on both sides with salt and lemon juice.
  3. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add onions and cook 3-5 minutes or until onions begin to soften.
  4. Add shrimp and cook, stirring often, until shrimp are just cooked through, about 5 minutes.
  5. Reduce heat to low and add 1/2 of the pesto sauce, stirring well to coat shrimp and vegetables.
  6. Add cooked pasta and remaining pesto to skillet, tossing well to combine.
  7. Serve immediately topped with shredded Parmesan and garnished with basil.