Pesto Shrimp with Pasta and Broccoli
Pesto Shrimp with Pasta and Broccoli

Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, pesto shrimp with pasta and broccoli. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Put your knife away—store-bought pesto and precut broccoli florets mean no chopping required. Your Dutch oven pulls triple duty in this recipe by cooking the pasta, blanching the broccoli, and bringing the whole..pasta with pesto (like my Blackened Shrimp with Asparagus-Spinach Pesto recipe), I thought this might be a perfect way to experiment with broccoli pesto. Then I tossed it with some simple sauteed shrimp, whole wheat pasta, and then sprinkled on some crushed red pepper, extra pine nuts and.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pesto shrimp with pasta and broccoli using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Pesto Shrimp with Pasta and Broccoli:
  1. Take 3-4 ounces pesto spread or sauce
  2. Take 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  3. Take 2 cups frozen or fresh broccoli
  4. Prepare 2 teaspoons red pepper chili flakes (optional)
  5. Get 1 cup tail-off shrimp (About 4 oz each serving)
  6. Make ready 1 teaspoon Sea salt
  7. Make ready 2 teaspoons freshly ground peppercorns
  8. Get 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  9. Take Half cup of Parmesan or Feta (optional)

Angel hair pasta is tossed with sauteed shrimp and steamed broccoli, and topped with a rich garlicky cream sauce. I used mini penne pasta instead of the angel hair and omitted the pesto and used fresh basil. A new delicious version of the Italian favourite, pesto pasta, with broccoli. Seafood and pasta are a time-tested duo, easy to dress up in any number of delicious ways.

Instructions to make Pesto Shrimp with Pasta and Broccoli:
  1. While water is boiling for pasta, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a large 12-inch skillet pan and heat on medium-high.
  2. After the oil is heated, add minced garlic and stir frequently until a very light toast.
  3. Add shrimp to the pan. Stir the garlic around with the shrimp occasionally until shrimp reaches the correct pink cooked color. If shrimp is frozen, simply cook until defrosted. Immediately add broccoli. If broccoli is frozen, add frozen broccoli when you add the frozen shrimp.
  4. It should be time to boil the pasta. Add pasta with a tiny drop of olive oil. Cook until al dente
  5. Add 1 teaspoon red chili flakes and 1 oz of pesto sauce to shrimp and broccoli and stir. Set heat to low.
  6. Once pasta is boiled, drain and add to skillet pan with the shrimp and broccoli.
  7. Add remaining pesto sauce, red chili flakes, and olive oil to the pasta and stir. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  8. Top with grated cheese of choice and serve.

Tonight's gourmet Italian recipe features shrimp and gnocchi, simply tossed with a fresh pesto made with spinach, parsley and walnuts. Roasted broccoli, finished with garlic and lemon juice, rounds out the. Tender pasta is tossed with basil pesto, sautéed mushroom, and fresh broccoli. It's simple to make and is perfect for busy weeknights! This is a super flexible recipe in general.

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