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    Home » Recipes » Buttery Shrimp over Pesto Pasta

    By Amy · Published: Oct 6, 2017 · Updated: Oct 6, 2017 · This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. 2 Comments

    Buttery Shrimp over Pesto Pasta

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    Shrimp.  I just can’t tell you enough how much I love SHRIMP!  Today I’m sharing a super-easy (and delicious) shrimp recipe:  Buttery Shrimp over Pesto Pasta.

    Overhead view of buttery shrimp over pesto pasta with tomatoes in a white bowl.

    The best part???  This recipe comes together in under 20 minutes if your shrimp are already peeled.  Yes, I said under TWENTY minutes.  🙂

    Overhead view of shrimp with pesto pasta and cherry tomatoes in a skillet.

    If you’re boiling your pasta while slicing the tomatoes and cooking the shrimp, this all comes together at pretty much the same time.  Easy peasy!  I used fettuccine because I had a box in the pantry.

    Pasta topped with shrimp, tomatoes and fresh basil in a white bowl.

    The other day I bagged and froze a TON of local shrimp fresh off of the boat.  Well, not a ton but it felt like it when I got done bagging!  So be expecting a lot more shrimp recipes in the future.  🙂

    Overhead view of buttery shrimp with pesto pasta and tomatoes in a white bowl.

    This recipe calls for prepared pesto, but if you have plenty of basil and want to make your own, you can find my recipe for homemade basil pesto here.

    Are you a shrimp lover also?  You can find all of my shrimp recipes here.  Enjoy!  🙂

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    Overhead view of buttery shrimp over pesto pasta with tomatoes in a white bowl.

    Buttery Shrimp over Pesto Pasta


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    4 from 1 reviews

    • Author: Amy @ The Blond Cook
    • Prep Time: 5
    • Cook Time: 12
    • Total Time: 17 minutes
    • Yield: 4 servings 1x
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    Ingredients

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    • 8 ounces pasta, cooked according to package directions and drained (I used fettuccine)
    • Salt and pepper
    • 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
    • 3 tablespoons butter
    • 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
    •  1/3 cup prepared pesto
    • Grated Parmesan cheese

    Instructions

    1. Begin cooking your pasta according to package directions.  While pasta is cooking, slice the tomatoes and season shrimp with salt and pepper.
    2. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.  Add shrimp and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently, or until shrimp have just turned pink on both sides.  Add tomatoes and cook an additional 30 seconds.  Remove from heat.
    3. Drain pasta and return to pot.  Add pesto and stir well to combine.  Top with cooked shrimp, tomatoes and juices from skillet.
    4. Sprinkle with desired amount of Parmesan cheese.

     

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    1. Bill Bunny says

      October 15, 2017 at 3:59 pm

      This was awesome but I think I will do sun dried tomatoes next time… Also I should have made my own pesto but that takes the “20 mins” out of it. I also added frresh mushrooms when I put the shrimp in the skillet.

      I think I will also try this with some white wine and half and half instead of pesto just to change it up so I can have two dishes for the price of one ‘). No matter what this was an amazingly easy dish to make a nice Sunday dinner when we had no time…. now when my son comes home from school in December I know he and his girlfriend will flip and I will be “Dad of the day”

      Thanks Blondie!!

      ★★★★

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      • Amy @ The Blond Cook says

        October 16, 2017 at 7:54 am

        Hi Bill, thank you! Sun dried tomatoes sounds awesome as well… and I love anything with mushrooms. 🙂 So glad you enjoyed it and I hope you enjoy your visit with your son in December!

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