Garlic butter shrimp pesto pasta

Name: Garlic butter shrimp pesto pasta
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 lb large shrimp, peeled & deveined; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp garlic powder; 2 tbsp oyster sauce (optional); 1 tbsp cooking wine; 1 tsp paprika; 3 tbsp cornstarch; 1 -2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp minced garlic; 1 box spaghetti noodles (1 lb); 1 tbsp salt; 1 jar of store bought pesto (about 8 oz); 2 tbsp butter; 1/2 cup reserved pasta water; Baby arugula

3 steps

Garlic Butter Shrimp Pesto Pasta This dish looks fancy, but comes together in about 30 minutes. The garlic butter shrimp is the star of this meal.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:14:11 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories990.7 kcal (50%)

Total Fat38.8 g (55%)

Carbs93.4 g (36%)

Sugars3.7 g (4%)

Protein65.4 g (131%)

Sodium2763.4 mg (138%)

Fiber4.9 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2 lbshrimp

large, peeled & deveined

1 tspsalt

1 tspblack pepper

1 tspgarlic powder

2 Tbspoyster sauce

optional

1 Tbspcooking wine

1 tsppaprika

3 Tbspcornstarch

1 Tbspbutter

2 Tbspminced garlic

1 boxspaghetti noodles

1 Tbspsalt

1 jarpesto

2 Tbspbutter

Instructions

Step 1

Cook spaghetti in a pot of salted water. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water. Peel and devein shrimp then season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, oyster sauce, cooking wine and paprika. Add cornstarch then mix to evenly coat the shrimp. In a pan, add butter and garlic. Cook until fragrant then add then cook shrimp for about 2 minutes on each side.

Step 2

Drain pasta, add butter, pesto sauce and some pasta water. Toss together.

Step 3

Plate your pasta, add olive oil, then top with shrimp, arugula and Parmesan cheese.