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

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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 particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have pesto shrimp with pasta and broccoli using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

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

Creamy chicken and broccoli pasta with the addition of pesto takes this humble dish to a whole new level. Begin by cooking the pasta in a large pot according to package directions. 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.

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.

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. I made this easy pesto pasta with mushrooms and broccoli, but pesto pairs nicely with just about every veggie! This shrimp pesto pasta is sauteed shrimp tossed with spaghetti and pesto sauce.

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