Pesto Shrimp with Mushrooms

Pesto Shrimp with Mushrooms – sautéed shrimp with mushrooms and pesto.

This easy, spicy pesto shrimp recipe has lots of flavor thanks to the ingredient list: pesto, garlic, red pepper flakes, fresh basil. It’s gluten free and low carb.

If you want to know how to make the best sautéed, garlic shrimp with lots of flavor – this dish is for you! And, it’s so easy!

Enjoy!

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Pesto Shrimp with Mushrooms

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

This easy, spicy pesto shrimp recipe has lots of flavor thanks to the ingredient list: pesto, garlic, red pepper flakes, fresh basil. It's gluten free and low carb.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Italian

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 313 kcal

Author: Julia

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 pound shrimp , peeled, deveined
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 ounces white mushrooms , sliced
• 3 cloves garlic , minced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup basil pesto
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil , chopped

Instructions

1. Heat large skillet on medium-high heat until hot. Add olive oil - it should run without sizzling. Add shrimp, season shrimp with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, cook for about 3 minutes, turning once midway, until shrimp is pink and cooked through. Remove shrimp from the skillet.

2. Add another tablespoon of olive oil to the same, now empty, skillet. Add sliced mushrooms.  Add minced garlic.  Season mushrooms with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring, until mushrooms release liquid and reduce in volume and get soft, for about a minute or two. Add back the cooked shrimp. Add 1/2 cup basil pesto and 1/2 cup chicken broth. On medium heat, mix everything to combine. Remove from heat.

3. When ready to serve, top the shrimp with chopped fresh basil.

Nutrition Facts

Pesto Shrimp with Mushrooms

Amount Per Serving

Calories 313 Calories from Fat 180

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 20g 31%

Saturated Fat 3g 15%

Cholesterol 288mg 96%

Sodium 1574mg 66%

Potassium 303mg 9%

Total Carbohydrates 5g 2%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 2g

Protein 26g 52%

Vitamin A 13.8%

Vitamin C 10.4%

Calcium 21.8%

Iron 16.3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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