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!
Pesto Shrimp with Mushrooms
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.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound shrimp , peeled, deveined
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 ounces white mushrooms , sliced
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- ½ cup basil pesto
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil , chopped
Instructions
- Heat large skillet on medium-high heat until hot. Add olive oil - it should run without sizzling. Add shrimp, season shrimp with ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, cook for about 3 minutes, turning once midway, until shrimp is pink and cooked through. Remove shrimp from the skillet.
- Add another tablespoon of olive oil to the same, now empty, skillet. Add sliced mushrooms. Add minced garlic. Season mushrooms with salt (to taste). 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 ½ cup basil pesto and ½ cup chicken broth. On medium heat, mix everything to combine. Remove from heat.
- When ready to serve, top the shrimp with chopped fresh basil.
- Want to make basil pesto from scratch? Here is a super flavorful and creamy 20-Minute Homemade Basil Pesto Recipe.
Nutrition
Nutrition Information
Pesto Shrimp with Mushrooms
Amount per Serving
Calories
313
% Daily Value*
Fat
20
g
31
%
Saturated Fat
3
g
19
%
Cholesterol
288
mg
96
%
Sodium
1574
mg
68
%
Potassium
303
mg
9
%
Carbohydrates
5
g
2
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
2
g
2
%
Protein
26
g
52
%
Vitamin A
690
IU
14
%
Vitamin C
8.6
mg
10
%
Calcium
218
mg
22
%
Iron
2.9
mg
16
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition Disclaimer:
The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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It was awesome! I was looking for a shrimp/ garlic prawns recipe that doesn't require white wine. I love pesto so that was perfect.
Love this recipe
Have made it several times and it’s always a hit
Johnnie
So glad you love this recipe, John!
I prepared this recipe as directed, and the result is so overwhelmingly salty as to be inedible. I feel it was a complete waste of a pound of shrimp, half pound of mushrooms, half a cup of pesto, etc. I hope never to encounter anything like this again.
I am so sorry to hear about that, Harold! Just reduce the salt amounts in half next time to suit. I have also corrected the recipe and removed 1/4 teaspoon of salt for cooking the mushrooms.
Perhaps too much salt in the pasta whilst cooking? There’s only 1/4 teaspoon in the original sauce recipe…?
I have made this recipe many times, always to rave reviews. Tonight it was 3 adults and 2 young children aged 10 and 8. I doubled the recipe and it was barely enough. Great recipe!!
So glad that everyone loved it! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your positive review! ❤️
Wow! This is a great recipe! Thanks for sharing it with us all! I served it over quinoa so it’s like a version of shrimp and grits! Smash hit for me and my family!
Amy
Amy, what a great way to serve it - with quinoa! Very nutritious and delicious at the same time! 😉
WOW! WOW! WOW! This is up there with the Food Network Shrimp Fra Diavoli only completely on its own. I put it over spaghetti. Amazing!!!!! I'll do it again & again & again . Thanks Julia.
Becky, thank you for your rave review - it means so much to me! 🙂
I like to use shiitake mushrooms! They are more flavorful than white mushrooms. Also adding toasted pine nuts adds to the texture!
Ellie, I love shiitake mushrooms, too - so good! And love the addition of toasted pine nuts - it always adds such a nice touch.
Since you love shiitake, you might like this shiitake mushroom soup:
https://juliasalbum.com/easy-homemade-creamy-wild-mushroom-soup-recipe-with-shiitake/
Oh this was the perfect meal to end a busy day! It was so delicious and easy to make! Kids helped prep and cook (always makes it better) and made the rice with sun dried tomatoes and Parmesan that I found on your site as well. Thank you for these great recipes!
Vari, thank you for taking the time to share this great review! ❤️ Glad you cooked 2 of my recipes and loved them both! 🙂
I just discovered your website last week and I have made 4 of your meals. Each dish has been fantastic and so easy. I've told many of my friends and they too are enjoying your recipes.
This is a great recipe. I made my own pesto sauce and added some baked parmesan/breadcrum cherry tomatoes. Put tomatoes in at end of cooking as garnish. Fresh taste and light.