Shrimp Recipes
Shrimp and Scallops With Pesto Pasta
Description
"I came up with this when I was at a loss as to what to make for dinner the other night...and I wanted to use up the homemade basil pesto I had in the freezer from last sumer."
Ingredients
- 8 ounces uncooked spaghetti or 8 ounces fettuccine pasta
- 1 lb asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces
- 3⁄4 lb jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 lb jumbo scallops
- 5 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1⁄8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1⁄3 cup basil pesto
Directions
- Cook spaghetti according to directions, drain.
- Stir in pesto and 2 tbsp olive oil.
- Meawhile in a large skillet, saute the garlic in 2 tbsp olive oil.
- Add Asparagus and cook until crisp-tender.
- Add the scallops and pepper flakes, cook until opaque.
- Add the shrimp and cook until pink.
- Toss the pesto pasta with the shrimp and scallop mixture.
- Sprinkle with some fresh grated parmesan and serve immediately.
