Pesto Shrimp Mushroom Pasta

 Pesto Shrimp Mushroom Pasta is a perfect Summer dinner recipe!  Large shrimp and spiral pasta are smothered in a delicious basil pesto sauce!   If you love basil - this is the recipe for you!

Pesto Shrimp Pasta Ingredients

• olive oil
• large shrimp, peeled, deveined
• salt
• red pepper flakes
• white mushrooms, sliced
• basil pesto
• chicken broth
• spiral pasta
• chopped fresh basil

I used large, uncooked shrimp which I peeled and deveined and then cooked according to the recipe instructions below.  Large shrimp really gives a rich flavor to this dish and makes for a nice presentation, too.

How To Cook Pesto Shrimp Pasta

1. Heat a large skillet on medium-high heat until hot.
2. Add olive oil - it should run without sizzling.
3. Add shrimp, season shrimp with ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, cook for about 3 minutes, turning once midway, until shrimp is pink and cooked through. Remove shrimp from the skillet.
4. Add another tablespoon of olive oil to the same, now empty, skillet.
5. Add sliced mushrooms. Season mushrooms with ¼ teaspoon salt.
6. Cook, stirring until mushrooms release liquid and reduce in volume and get soft, for about a minute or two.
7. Add back the cooked shrimp.
8. Add ½ cup basil pesto and ½ cup chicken broth. On medium heat, mix everything to combine.  Remove from heat.
9. Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain.
10. Add to the shrimp with sauce.
11. Top with chopped fresh basil.

If you love basil pesto - you'll love this pesto shrimp and mushroom pasta recipe! Enjoy.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 pound shrimp large, peeled, deveined

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 tablespoon olive oil

8 ounces white mushrooms sliced

¼ teaspoon salt

½ cup basil pesto

½ cup chicken broth

8 oz spiral pasta

chopped fresh basil

Instructions 

• Heat large skillet on medium-high heat until hot. Add olive oil - it should run without sizzling. Add shrimp, season shrimp with ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, cook for about 3 minutes, turning once midway, until shrimp is pink and cooked through. Remove shrimp from the skillet.
• Add another tablespoon of olive oil to the same, now empty, skillet. Add sliced mushrooms. Season mushrooms with ¼ teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring, until mushrooms release liquid and reduce in volume and get soft, for about a minute or two.. Add back the cooked shrimp. Add ½ cup basil pesto and ½ cup chicken broth. On medium heat, mix everything to combine. Remove from heat.
• Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain. Add to the shrimp with sauce. Top with chopped fresh basil.
• Want to make basil pesto from scratch? Here is a super flavorful and creamy  20-Minute Homemade Basil Pesto Recipe.
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