Basil Pesto Pasta with Shrimp

Name: Basil Pesto Pasta with Shrimp
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients: 5 cups basil; 5 cups spinach; 6-8 cloves of garlic; 2 cups olive oil; 1/4 cup pistachio nut; 1/3 cup lemon juice; 1/2cup feta cheese; 1/2 parmesan cheese; 1lb of shrimp; 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes; 2 tbsp avocado oil; A dash of paprika and cayenne peppers; Pepper; Salt; Cayenne powder

6 steps

Cook:45min

This pesto recipe will give you bold flavors of spinach and basil as your pasta sauce. A savory pesto pasta with shrimp and sun dried tomatoes for extra flavor. Happy Cooking!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:16:25 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories1339.8 kcal (67%)

Total Fat136.2 g (195%)

Carbs13.5 g (5%)

Sugars2.9 g (3%)

Protein21.7 g (43%)

Sodium799.8 mg (40%)

Fiber3 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

5 cupsbasil

5 cupsspinach

6cloves garlic

2 cupsolive oil

¼ cuppistachio nut

⅓ cuplemon juice

½ cupfeta cheese

0.5Parmesan cheese

1 lbshrimp

¼ cupsun dried tomatoes

2 Tbspavocado oil

Instructions

Step 1

Place the basil, spinach, garlic, pistachio, lemon juice, feta cheese, parmesan cheese and olive oil into the food processor. Adjust the taste with salt and pepper.

basil5 cups

spinach5 cups

cloves garlic6

olive oil2 cups

pistachio nut¼ cup

lemon juice⅓ cup

feta cheese½ cup

Parmesan cheese0.5

Step 2

Wash, peel and devein your shrimp.

Step 3

Sauté the garlic with avocado oil or your choice of cooking oil and add in the shrimp. Add some paprika and cayenne to add some spice to it and season with salt and pepper.