Creamy Pesto Shrimp With Linguine

"I found this recipe on another site and decided to try it. It is very easy to prepare, elegant enough for a dinner party and can be easily halved for a special dinner for two. A great way to use up leftover cooked shrimp. Serve with a side dish of steamed asparagus."
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Boil water for the pasta.
  • Melt the butter and olive oil in a non-stick frying pan.
  • Stir in the flour until smooth and then add the milk, stirring constantly.
  • Season with pepper.
  • Add the linguine to the boiling water and cook for 10 minutes or to your own taste.
  • Stir the Parmesan cheese into the cream sauce.
  • Blend in the pesto and cook for a few minutes on low until thickened. Thin the sauce with more milk if it gets too thick.
  • Stir in the shrimp and red pepper flakes (if using)to heat the shrimp through.
  • Serve over hot linguine.

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Reviews

  1. This was simple, quick & tasty. I bought raw, shelled & deveined prawns which I stir-fried separately in a little olive oil along with some hot chilli flakes and freshly cracked black pepper. I added salt & plenty of black pepper & chilli flakes to the sauce, mixed the cooked prawns through, then added the pasta. I used bucatini, bottled pesto, & low-fat milk.
     
  2. This was very tasty. It just needed a bit more flavor in the cream sauce, so I added some salt (the pesto was homemade, and it didn't have salt) and fresh ground pepper. Otherwise, it was very good, and DH loved it. I served it with Thorstens Crispy Beer Flatbread, and it tasted wonderful with the leftover sauce. Thanks for a yummy recipe!
     
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