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Creamy Pesto Shrimp Or Crab Recipe


Creamy Pesto Shrimp Or Crab Recipe
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Heavy cream + butter + Parmesan + pesto + shrimp = luxuriously yummy sauce! Try it with crab. Try it on different types of pasta. Eat it with a spoon straight out of the skillet!

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Ingredients
  • 1 lb linguine pasta (in picture I used Spaghetti Rigati)
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 7-8 oz pesto
  • 1 lb shrimp, peeled & deveined (or crab, or both)

Directions
  1. Cook pasta al dente.
  2. In large skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
  3. Stir in cream.
  4. Season with pepper.
  5. Cook 6-8 minutes, stirring constantly.
  6. Stir in Parmesan into cream sauce, stirring until mixed.
  7. Blend in pesto.
  8. Cook 3-5 minutes, until thickened.
  9. Stir in shrimp, and cook until they turn pink. About 5 mins.
  10. Serve over hot linguine.
  11. Optional: add lemon juice or serve with lemon wedges.

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All of my favorite things! Thanks for sharing this one -


I just had it for dinner tonight. It is sooo good.


Mmmm sounds out of this world. My husband will love it! Thanks for posting the recipe.


No problem. Let me know how he likes it. This recipe is one of my husband's favorite too!


Wow, this is the first recipe i tried off of this website and my husband and i absolutly loved it. Thank you


Yay! That makes me happy. Glad you guys enjoyed it.


This sounds so delicious. I like the idea of using crab & shrimp. I will try this soon.

Thanks


Going to be trying this soon.


This is one of my personal favorites. I have it a couple times a month at least!!


Pesto + Cream = YUMMERS!!


Totally!


I wish I had all the ingredients in the house now - it looks so good!! I bookmarked it for later!


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