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Creamy Pesto with Sun-Dried Tomato and Shrimp Pasta

Here's how you make Creamy Pesto with Sun-Dried Tomato and Shrimp Pasta
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  • Servings: 4-6
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 15m
    • The following recipe serves 4-6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 6-8 cloves garlic, finely diced
  • 1 pound large shrimp, deveined, shells removed
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1/2 cup basil pesto, either home made or store-bought
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1/3 cup chicken stock
  • 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained, chopped
  • 12 ounces dry penne pasta
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
  • Kosher or coarse salt, to taste
  • Black pepper, to taste (freshly ground)
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped
  • 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: To a skillet, over medium-heat, add butter until it melts. Add garlic and sauté for a couple of minutes or so until just cooked. Add shrimp and sauté until shrimp turns pink. With a slotted spoon, removed shrimp to a bowl; set aside.

  • Step 2: To the skillet which the shrimp was sauteed in, add wine, pesto, cream, stock and sun-dried tomatoes and stir with a wooden spoon; cook for about 5 minutes.

  • Step 3: Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions, drain and return pasta to pan.

  • Step 4: To the pasta, add shrimp, pesto sauce, parmesan, salt and pepper, to taste; stir gently and cook on low heat until just warmed through, about 1 minute. Plate and top each serving with fresh basil and pine nuts.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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