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Creamy Pesto Shrimp
This easy pesto shrimp pasta recipe features linguine and shrimp in a luxuriously creamy sauce made with butter, cream, Parmesan cheese and pesto. Yum!
Makes:8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound linguine pasta
- ½ cup butter
- 2 cups heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ⅓ cup pesto
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
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Directions
Prep:15 mCook:15 mReady:30 m
- Gather ingredients together.
- Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in linguine and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 to 10 minutes; drain.
- Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in cream and season with pepper; cook, stirring constantly, for 6 to 8 minutes.
- Stir Parmesan cheese into cream sauce until thoroughly mixed. Stir in pesto and cook until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Stir in shrimp and cook until they turn pink, about 5 minutes. Serve sauce over hot linguine.
- Serve hot and enjoy!