Pesto Shrimp Spaghetti

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This is such an old recipe, one of the first ones I ever posted on Youtube but it’s still one of my favorites. Making pesto from scratch is the easiest thing in the world and so much tastier than store-bought pesto. I once saw a bag of frozen pesto spaghetti at the store and thought to myself why-why-why?

This took about 15 minutes to make. If you like pesto you will love this! I promise.

Pesto Shrimp Spaghetti

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Course: Entree

Cuisine: Italian, Italian American

Keyword: Pesto Spaghetti, Shrimp Pesto, Pesto Shrimp Spaghetti

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 767kcal

Author: Julie of CookedbyJulie.com

Nothing better than coating some pasta and shrimp in homemade pesto. 

Ingredients

• 1 lb shrimp
• 1 tbsp heavy cream
• 1 small onion
• 1 small tomato diced
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 lb spaghetti
• salt and pepper to taste

Pesto

• 2 cups fresh basil leaves
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2/3 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Cook the pine nuts in a small skillet over medium-high heat for about 1 minute.
• To make the pesto, place the basil, pine nuts, garlic, lemon juice, and parmesan cheese in a food processor and blend.
• While the mixture blends, drizzle the olive oil through the feed tube.
• Place the pesto in a bowl, season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Heat some oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat and cook until the butter melts completely.
• Place the onions in the skillet and cook for 3 minutes or until translucent.
• Add the shrimp to the skillet, season with salt, pepper, and chili powder.
• Cook the shrimp for about 2 minutes on each side then add the pesto to the skillet.
• Cook the pesto along with the shrimp for about 1 minute.
• Once the pesto is nice and hot, add the heavy cream.
• Add the tomatoes and cook for 15 seconds.
• Stir in the spaghetti and mix until the spaghetti is well coated with the pesto.
• Serve with extra parmesan cheese and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 767kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 299mg | Sodium: 1093mg | Potassium: 314mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 885IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 348mg | Iron: 4.4mg

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