Shrimp and Pesto Cream Sauce
"An EASY quick and delicious meal. I make my own pesto and freeze small batches for meals like this but you definitely can use store bought. You can substitute the Heavy Cream with Half and Half or Light Cream. The sauce is made in a medium fry pan in no time and will sit fine covered until your pasta is done. I suggest Lunguini or regular Spagetti with a nice bottle of dry white wine and toss salad. This will have some calories to it but once in a while splurge! This is worth it. I made this up in less time it took to boil the water."
- Ready In:
- 18mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 lb shrimp (cleaned)
- 1⁄2 lemon
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves (chopped)
- 4 ounces pesto sauce
- 1⁄2 cup heavy cream (or half and half)
- 1⁄8 cup pine nuts (optional)
- 1 lb spaghetti
directions
- Start your water for Pasta.
- Squeeze lemon onto Shrimp and let sit 2-3 minutes.
- Heat Oil in medium sized frying pan and toss garlic lightly.
- Add a spoon of pesto. Stir.
- Add shrimp all at once.
- Mix into garlic and cook 3 minutes on medium heat covered. It will get watery.
- Toss in pine nuts. (optional).
- Add remaining pesto and heavy cream.
- Mix well.
- Cover and simmer 5 more minutes.
- Sauce will thicken slightly.
- Cook pasta. Drain well and return to pot or large bowl. Drizzle sauce on top and toss lightly.
- Serve.
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I am an artist. I also cook well and at times get creative in the kitchen. Sometimes I tell my spouce we're having mystery meat for dinner until he takes a bite. I like creating dips with fresh herbs too. Some slow day I will post a few. I use to make homemade cheese ravioli and pasta for holiday cooking along with my hightop apple pie. My grandmother passed down a cookie recipe I call the 2000yr old cookie. It is very different and addictive to eat. Old old recipe I had to revise alittle. We use to bite into rock cookies before I fixed the ingredients. Grandma meant well. lol
We are looking for recipes that are low cal, nutritious and healthy. I planted a medium sized garden with lots of herbs in pots this year. So far so good and we're enjoying the fruits of our labor. I hope to do some canning this summer too. Grandma taught me about 32 yrs ago the hot bath method. Will be hunting for tips on canning also. Otherwise, I create art to sell.
If you like seashore art go visit my webpage at www.yessy.com/paulineross You'll find shore birds, beaches, boats etc and handpainted wine glasses with a variety of designs.
