Shrimp Pesto Pasta With Spinach And Mushrooms Recipes

Steps:

• Heat pot over medium-high heat.
• Add oil to the pot.
• Cook the spinach until wilted.
• Add the mushrooms, salt, and pepper cooking until most of the water is gone.
• Add the pesto and parmesan.
• Add the spaghetti, and toss until evenly coated, with the sauce sticking to the noodles.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain.
• Blend basil, lemon juice, 3 tablespoons olive oil, garlic, and salt in a blender until smooth.
• Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir sugar snap peas in hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Add shrimp and red pepper; continue to cook until the shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, about 5 minutes. Stir basil sauce into the shrimp mixture and remove from heat; spoon over spaghetti to serve.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Immediately add shrimp and garlic; cook until shrimp is pink, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle salt, basil, and paprika over shrimp. Cook and stir for 1 minute more, leaving shrimp slightly undercooked to finish cooking in the sauce.
• Remove shrimp mixture from the skillet. Add mushrooms to the same skillet. Cook and stir, seasoning with salt, until juicy, about 5 minutes. Add the shrimp; immediately pour in half-and-half, mozzarella cheese, and Parmesan cheese. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, constantly stirring, until cheese melts, 5 to 8 minutes. Cover with a lid and remove from heat.
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook fettuccine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. If cream sauce is too thick, add some pasta water in small amounts. Drain pasta and rinse with cold water. Add to the cream sauce.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, saute mushrooms and onion in oil in a large skillet until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Add the shrimp, broth and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 4-5 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened and shrimp turn pink., Stir in the tomatoes, 1/4 cup cheese and butter. Drain pasta; toss with shrimp mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling water until al dente, drain and return to pot.
• Add in the fresh spinach leaves; toss until the spinach leaves wilt; set aside.
• Melt about 2-3 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add in the sliced mushrooms; cook until the mushrooms release their moisture and are browned (about 8-10 minutes).
• Add in onion and saute for about 8 minutes or until softened, adding in the garlic the last 1-2 minutes of cooking.
• Add/stir in chicken broth and the white wine, increase heat to medium-high and cook stirring about 8-10 minutes, or until the mixture slightly thickens.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and add in the 6 ounces cream cheese with pinch of nutmeg; stir until smooth then season with lots of black pepper and salt to taste.
• Add in cooked shrimp and cook until heated through.
• Serve the cooked pasta with spinach in a large serving bowl and top with the creamed sauce; toss to combine.
• Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• 1. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, blanch the spinach just till tender, about 1 minute. Drain and get rid of excess water. Put in processor bowl.
• 2. Heat a dry skillet. Add walnuts and toast, stirring and keeping an eye on them so they don't burn. Add to processor.
• 3. Add basil, garlic, Parmesan, and olives to processor. Pulse until well blended. Remove the center tube, turn the processor on and drizzle oil in until you get a good consistency. Taste, add salt if needed. Add pepper to taste.
• 4. Cook pasta according to manufacturers directions.
• 5. While pasta is cooking, heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions, lightly sautéing for about 1 minute. Add mushrooms and garlic, cooking till mushrooms are wilted.
• 6. Pour pasta into a bowl, add mushroom mixture. Add half of the pesto and a ladle of pasta water. Toss. Add more pesto if needed. Top with a few walnuts and freshly grated Parmesan. Serve with rustic Italian bread.
• 7. Save extra pesto by placing in container and covering with a small amount of olive oil or with plastic wrap on top of the pesto to keep out air which will turn it black. Keep in refrigerator and use as a great dip for bread or crackers, or on other dishes.