Leahs Pesto Pasta With Shrimp And Bacon - Oh My
From divaliscious 15 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Easy twist to a quick pasta dinner I served up with homemade pesto over pasta with chicken (happened to be left over), shrimp and oh so good crispy bacon. Serve this up hot or cold along with a salad and a fresh cold drink and garlic bread - enjoy! Read more And yes, yet another pesto recipe from me, I'm telling you this stuff is very versatile! Ideas are endless.... See less
Ingredients
- boiling water for pasta (I used penne pasta) shopping list
- 3 large jumbo shrimp deveined and cleaned per person shopping list
- 1/2 cup or more pre-cooked chicken (or left over chicken) diced large shopping list
- 1/2 cup of caramelized onions (I had some extra over from my 'cilantro bean dip quesadilla' (recipe posted) shopping list
- 1/2 cup diced red or green bell peppers shopping list
- 3 slices of bacon cut into 1 inch wide pieces shopping list
- 4 tablespoons or more pesto (my recipe posted) shopping list
- red chili flakes shopping list
- olive oil shopping list
- salt and pepper shopping list
- additional fresh grated parmesan cheese shopping list
- 1 spring/green onion and fresh parsley minced shopping list
How to make it
- Start to boil water in large pot
- Slice up bacon and set aside
- In deep skillet on top of stove, add a little olive oil and on medium low heat add sliced onions, let caramelize slowly - do not burn. This will take about 8 minutes - enough time for the water to come to a boil for the pasta.
- Once water is rapid boiling, add a dribble of olive oil, and add salt
- Add penne pasta or pasta of your choice into boiling water and set timer as noted on your pasta package.
- Once onions are cooked, remove from skillet and set aside.
- Add bacon to skillet and cook on medium heat - turning over occasionally.
- While bacon is cooking, clean shrimp removing veins and shells and set aside and dice up chicken (if using) and set aside.
- Once bacon is crisped, remove from skillet and add green peppers and shrimp to skillet.
- Add freshly cracked pepper to skillet.
- Cook shrimp 4 minutes ensuring they are cooked through and add chicken to reheat.
- Drain pasta at this point, reserve a little of the pasta water.
- Add Penne pasta to skillet, add back onions.
- Sprinkle a couple of shakes of red chili flakes to skillet
- Skillet should now contain penne pasta, shrimp, onions, peppers, bacon and chicken.
- Add pesto to skillet and 1/2 cup of the reserved pasta water, stir till combined.
- Plate and put shrimp on top of pasta, and add garnish of freshly grated cheese, and freshly minced spring/green onions and parsley on top and serve with your favorite salad and some garlic bread!
- Enjoy!
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
My,my,this looks awesome.
pleclare
in Framingham loved it
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Oh, yes...definately will be making this!!! Thanks!!
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in Longview loved it
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