Pesto Shrimp with Pasta and Broccoli
Pesto Shrimp with Pasta and Broccoli

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Stir in pesto, mustard, lemon zest and juice, and salt. Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil over high heat. Reserve ½ cup cooking liquid, and set aside.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook pesto shrimp with pasta and broccoli using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Pesto Shrimp with Pasta and Broccoli:
  1. Get pesto spread or sauce
  2. Prepare extra virgin olive oil
  3. Get frozen or fresh broccoli
  4. Get red pepper chili flakes (optional)
  5. Get tail-off shrimp (About 4 oz each serving)
  6. Prepare Sea salt
  7. Take freshly ground peppercorns
  8. Prepare minced garlic
  9. Get cup of Parmesan or Feta (optional)

Bring to a boil then cover the pan with the lid and reduce to simmer. Add reserved cooked shrimp back into the pan along with the cooked pasta. Deglaze pan with remaining lemon juice. Add chicken broth and linguine and bring to a boil.

Instructions to make Pesto Shrimp with Pasta and Broccoli:
  1. While water is boiling for pasta, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a large 12-inch skillet pan and heat on medium-high.
  2. After the oil is heated, add minced garlic and stir frequently until a very light toast.
  3. Add shrimp to the pan. Stir the garlic around with the shrimp occasionally until shrimp reaches the correct pink cooked color. If shrimp is frozen, simply cook until defrosted. Immediately add broccoli. If broccoli is frozen, add frozen broccoli when you add the frozen shrimp.
  4. It should be time to boil the pasta. Add pasta with a tiny drop of olive oil. Cook until al dente
  5. Add 1 teaspoon red chili flakes and 1 oz of pesto sauce to shrimp and broccoli and stir. Set heat to low.
  6. Once pasta is boiled, drain and add to skillet pan with the shrimp and broccoli.
  7. Add remaining pesto sauce, red chili flakes, and olive oil to the pasta and stir. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  8. Top with grated cheese of choice and serve.

Frozen broccoli will work for this shrimp and broccoli pasta, it just won't need to be cooked quite as long. Frozen broccoli is already par-cooked, so it won't need as much time to defrost and become tender. Simply add it to the pan in the same way and cut down on the cooking time. It is ready when it is bright green. These classic shrimp and pasta creations add a touch of elegance to both date nights and quick weeknight meals.

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