Easiest Way to Prepare Pesto Shrimp with Pasta and Broccoli

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Return pasta and broccoli to Dutch oven; reduce heat to low. Stir in pesto, mustard, lemon zest and juice, and salt. Reserve ½ cup cooking liquid, and set aside.

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Simple Way to Make Pesto Shrimp with Pasta and Broccoli

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

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Pesto Shrimp with Pasta and Broccoli:

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

Shrimp and Pesto Pasta with broccoli is a complete healthy meal in one dish that can be made just about any time. Uncover then add the shrimp along with remaining marinade. Combine all the ingredients to allow broccoli to catch the pesto sauce. I first add my ghee to a large pan and warm.

Instructions

Steps 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.

Then I add my red onions, salt and pepper, and sauté for a few minutes. Next, I add in my shrimp and cook a couple minutes. And then I add the pesto, mix, and cook a few minutes. Sun dried tomato pesto instead of basil pesto would also be so delicious! For vegetarians, this sauce is wonderful over zucchini noodles, steamed asparagus, broccoli, or cauliflower.

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