Pesto Shrimp Mushroom Pasta
Pesto Shrimp Mushroom Pasta is a flavorful dish featuring shrimp, mushrooms, and basil pesto over spiral pasta.
Equipment
- large skillet
Ingredients
Seafood & Vegetables
- 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 ounces spiral pasta
- to taste chopped fresh basil
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Heat large skillet on medium-high heat until hot. Add olive oil - it should run without sizzling. 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.
- Add another tablespoon of olive oil to the same, now empty, skillet. Add sliced mushrooms. Season mushrooms with ¼ teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring, until mushrooms release liquid and reduce in volume and get soft, for about a minute or two. Add back the cooked shrimp. Add ½ cup basil pesto and ½ cup chicken broth. On medium heat, mix everything to combine. Remove from heat.
- Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain. Add to the shrimp with sauce. Top with chopped fresh basil.
Notes
For a homemade version, try a quick basil pesto recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 450kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 30gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 200mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 600mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 400IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 2mg
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