Pesto Shrimp with Mushrooms
A delicious Pesto Shrimp with Mushrooms dish perfect for a quick meal.
Equipment
- large skillet
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 pound shrimp peeled, deveined
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt divided
- ¼ teaspoon dried red pepper flake
- 8 ounces white mushrooms sliced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup pesto
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil chopped, for garnish (optional)
- rice cooked, for serving, if desired. Cooked pasta is great too.
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet.
- Season the shrimp with ¼ teaspoon of salt and all of the red pepper flake.
- Add to skillet and cook 3 minutes, flipping once, until pink and cooked. Remove to a plate.
- Add remaining oil to the skillet.
- Add the mushrooms and season with remaining salt.
- Cook 2-3 minutes or until the mushrooms just start to soften.
- Add the garlic, stir and cook another minute.
- Add in the shrimp, pesto and broth.
- Stir and heat thoroughly but not for very long as you don't want to overcook the shrimp.
- Serve over rice or pasta garnished with chopped fresh basil, if desired.
Notes
You can use any kind of mushrooms you like.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 96kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 505mgPotassium: 134mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 470IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 1mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!