How To Make Pesto Shrimp With Homemade Pesto
You can’t get enough of this pesto shrimp made with homemade pesto and garnished with Parmesan cheese. Perfect for a weeknight meal.
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 10 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cuppesto,divided
- 1lbshrimp,peeled and deveined
- ½cupparmesan cheese
Instructions
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Add the shrimp to the pesto (reserve two tablespoons) and let sit for 15 minutes.
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Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the shrimp (scrape off the pesto) to the pan, cooking on each side for 1 to 2 minutes.
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Transfer to a bowl and toss with the remaining pesto then garnish with Parmesan cheese before serving.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 253.02kcal
- Fat:Â 18.23g
- Saturated Fat:Â 4.14g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.01g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 1.07g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 0.29g
- Carbohydrates:Â 4.65g
- Fiber:Â 0.76g
- Sugar:Â 0.10g
- Protein:Â 16.99g
- Cholesterol:Â 107.25mg
- Sodium:Â 1051.74mg
- Calcium:Â 263.19mg
- Potassium:Â 96.83mg
- Iron:Â 1.41mg
- Vitamin A: 66.48µg
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