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Creamy Pesto Shrimp Pasta with a luscious creamy sauce that only has 3 ingredients! Pour that luscious sauce over pasta with shrimp, and you have a perfect meal! It’s easy to make, delicious, and really impressive!
This is one of those meals I like to make when I have no idea what’s for dinner. I almost always have the makings in the fridge and cupboard. It’s quick and easy to make. And it’s always a hit. Replace the shrimp with any protein you like as well.
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Pesto sauce
This Creamy Pesto Shrimp Pasta is so good and so easy.
We picked up one of these containers of Basil Dried Tomato Pesto from the grocery store. I’ve been using it in so many places – on grilled cheese sandwiches, just simply served over pasta, with crackers and cheese for an easy cheese plate, so many options.
I decided to make up a really quick and easy recipe using this pesto.
Now, selections vary by store, so if your store doesn’t have this exact pesto, don’t fret, you can use another pesto.
Or, you can use homemade pesto. Here’s my recipe for traditional basil pesto or Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto. Both would be fantastic in this Pesto Shrimp Pasta.
Creamy Pesto Shrimp Pasta
The sauce on the Pasta dish is a nice rich creamy and full flavored sauce.
The bell pepper pieces are a nice light bright note with the creamy sauce.
And that pretty green pasta you see in the pictures, I found that at Grocery Outlet. It’s Wild Garlic Egg Noodles! Awesome!
But any pasta will work here. Use your favorite: penne, linguini, rigatoni, etc…
Be sure to watch our video on how to make this delicious dinner
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Creamy Pesto Shrimp Pasta Recipe
Creamy Pesto Shrimp Pasta
Ingredients
- 6 ounces prepared pesto or ¾ cup
- ¾ cup vegetable broth
- 3 ounces cream cheese cut into cubes
- 1 lb frozen peeled deveined tail off shrimp defrosted according to package directions
- 1 red bell pepper finely chopped
- 1 yellow bell pepper finely chopped
- 12 ounces pasta cooked according to package directions
Instructions
- Place pesto, broth, and cream cheese in a medium saucepan, and cook over medium heat, stirring until cream cheese melts and the sauce is nice and smooth. Stir in defrosted shrimp to coat shrimp with the sauce.
- Pour shrimp and sauce over cooked pasta, and sprinkle with red and yellow pepper pieces.
Video
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
Michelle
What a delicious dinner…definitely my kind of meal!
Julie is Hostess At Heart
That looks so creamy and delicious. This looks anything but quick and easy which I love!
Deanna Samaan
I love quick meals!!! This looks sooooo good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
justine
My kind of dinner!
Debra C.
I need to visit Grocery Outlet – since we moved, it fell off my shopping radar. Obviously that needs to change as this looks just amazing!
michaela403
Pasta is my comfort food!
A Kitchen Hoor
This looks totally droolworthy! Love it and will definitely be putting it on the menu soon!
Jenny | Honey and Birch
That sauce looks so creamy and delicious!
The Foodie Affair
This shrimp dish looks so good and simple to make! Shopping at Grocery Outlet is so fun. You never know what deal you’ll find. I love that they have organic foods that are reasonably priced!
Jennifer A Stewart
Pasta is such a great base for just about anything! I love that you dressed up the pesto and added more to it! Such a great weeknight recipe that is sure to please everyone!
shockinglydelicious
So the thing I love MOST, beside this easy recipe, is how you just wave your knife and the peppers transform into a perfect dice! GENIUS! 🙂
Janette@CulinaryGinger.com
This shrimp is making my mouth water. I have to check out Grocery Outlet and then make this recipe.
Maeva @ Cook A Life! by Maeva
So colorful, it looks like a lovely dish! And still love your videos! 🙂
Gloria L.
Substitute zoodles (zucchini noodles) for pasta, and this makes a delish dish for low carb or ketogenic diets. Yes, I will be eating this and losing 5 lb this week.