Pesto Pasta and Lemon Shrimp
Pesto Pasta is an easy flavorful dish. The lemon garlic Shrimp is a perfect addition to the Pesto.
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 458kcal
Ingredients
Pesto
- 2 Cups Basil Packed
- 4 Cloves Garlic cloves
- 1 Lemon
- Lemon Zest from one lemon
- ½ Cup Parsley
- 2 Tablespoons Sunflower Seeds Or Pinenuts
- ⅓ Cup Olive Oil
- ⅓ Cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1 Habanero These are spicy (Optional!!!)
Shrimp
- 1 ½ Pound Shrimp
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoons Roasted Garlic See the recipe on our blog (or use 2 teaspoons of Roasted Garlic powder)
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
Pasta
- 1 Pound Pasta (Fettuccini, Fusilli or use your favorite pasta)
- ½ Cup Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Pesto
- To Save time get out all the ingredients
- Take the leaves off the Basil and zest the lemon
- Add Basil, Parsley, Garlic, Lemon Juice, Lemon Zest, and Parmesan Cheese to a food processor. Also, add Pepper if making it spicy.
- Start blending
- Slowly add Olive Oil.
- Blend until the pesto is the consistency you want. Set Aside
Shrimp
- Clean Shrimp
- Roasted Garlic (See Recipe on this blog)
- Add Lemon Juice to Shrimp
- Add zest to Shrimp
- Add Roasted Garlic to Shrimp
- Mix together and marinate for 15 minutes
- Heat One Olive Oil Tablespoon in a Sauté pan. About 15 to 20 seconds.
- Add Shrimp to Sauté pan.
- Cook for 3 to 4 minutes
Pasta
- While the shrimp is marinating start the pasta water. When the water starts to boil add 2 Tablespoons of salt to pasta water.Cook Pasta al dente (according to box) Use your favorite pasta such as Fettuccini, Fusilli, or BucatiniWhen Pasta is done add it to the Shrimp.
- Add ¼ to ½ Cup of Pasta water with the Pasta and Shrimp
- Stir the Pesto into the Pasta/Shrimp. Turn off heat
- Add Cheese and Enjoy!!!!
Nutrition
Calories: 458kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 270mg | Sodium: 1420mg | Potassium: 306mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 750IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 292mg | Iron: 4mg