Pistachio Pesto Shrimp Pasta
Pistachio Pesto Shrimp Pasta is a super-quick and delicious week-night meal made with Garlic Butter Shrimp and homemade Pesto sauce.
Ingredients
Shrimp pasta
- 200 grams Pasta, conchiglie/ shells
- 400 grams shrimps, cleaned and deveined
- 5 tablespoon butter
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup cream
- salt to taste
- pepper
Pistachio Basil Pesto
- 1 cup pistachios
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 3 cloves garlic
- ½ cup parmesan cheese
- ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Blend all the ingredients for the Pistachio basil pesto sauce. In a pan, melt three tablespoons butter over medium heat and add in the prawns. After 30 seconds, add chopped garlic, red pepper flakes, and season with salt and pepper.
- Give it a quick toss and let it cook for another two minutes until done. Sprinkle over chopped cilantro and set aside.
- In a pot, boil the pasta shells to al dente as per package instructions. As the pasta boils, in a separate pan melt two tablespoons butter and add olive oil. Add ¾ cup of the pesto sauce and mix.
- Pour in a cup of cream and let it simmer for two minutes. Transfer the cooked pasta to the pesto sauce pan and grate parmesan cheese over it. Give it a quick toss before transferring it to a plate.
- Pour over your garlic butter shrimps, grated parmesan cheese and place fresh basil for garnish. Serve the dish while it's hot.