Pasta W/ Pesto Shrimp

You can enjoy this one hot or cold as a pasta salad...

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 1 cup

Ingredients

• 1  lb large shrimp, peeled, tails-off, deveined, rinsed
• 1 (13 1/2ounce) box  whole wheat fusilli (cork screw pasta)
• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 1  small yellow onion, diced
• 1  cup  prepared pesto sauce
• 1⁄2 cup dry white wine
• 1⁄2 cup lemon juice
• 2  cups fresh tomatoes, halved (cherry or grape tomatoes)
• 1  bunch  fresh  Baby Spinach (pre-bagged or bulk)
•  sea salt
•  pepper
•  garlic salt

Directions

1. Season shrimp with salt/pepper/garlic salt and set aside.
2. Bring a large stock pot to a boil. Salt generously. Add pasta and cook for 6-8 minutes. Drain and rinse with warm water. Set aside.
3. Heat a large non-stick skillet to med-high heat with 1 tbsp of oil. Add shrimp in a single layer and sear for 2-3 minutes on each side until shrimp turn a light pink and curl slightly. Remove from pan.
4. To hot pan add remaining olive oil. Once oil is hot, add onions. Saute until tender.
5. Add white wine and lemon juice, scraping the bottom of pan with back of spoon.
6. Add pesto and stir until smooth.
7. Replace shrimp and pasta to pan and heat through.
8. Remove from heat and add tomatoes and fresh spinach tossing lightly until everything is coated with the sauce.
9. Serve with some crusty garlic toast and enjoy!