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
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
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 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 ¼ 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 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
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Kirsten
This is delicious! I’ve already made it a few times. I serve it over angel hair pasta…yummy! Thank you for sharing!
Julia
Kirsten, you are very welcome - glad you enjoyed the recipe! Love the idea of serving this over angel hair pasta!
corbett davis
great recipe and it is excellent over saffron rice.
Julia
So glad you liked it! Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to share a 5-star review - I really appreciate it! 🙂
George F. Cook Iv
MY GOD!!!! THIS OVER GRITS !!! WOW.
Julia
What a great idea to serve this over grits!
Agatha C
I just made this with scallops too. It came out great.
This is a definite dish to make again for our family.
Lynn Turner
I made this recipe for dinner last night, my husband and I both loved it. It was easy and all the ingredients were on hand or easily accessible. I will make it again soon!
Carol
Thank you so much for these easygoing recipes! You make cooking look fun and easy to do. I usually get so discouraged just reading some recipes, yours is easy to understand and I can’t wait to try them! Thanks so much!!
Tracy L McDermott
and it taste amazing
Judie Barroll
I make this recipe often. It’s simple and yummy
Rachel Goss
How much is 1 serving
Palls
Amazing recipe
Liz
Great recipe, thank you! Doubled the fresh garlic.
Julia
Liz, you are very welcome! Glad you liked it! I love using garlic in pretty much anything I eat!
Katheryn
Yummy and easy! Served ours over pasta with garlic bread.
Diane
This was delicious!! I added some sliced zucchini and some lobster-crab ravioli...Oh My Goodness!! So good! Thanks for the recipe!
Julia
Diane, so happy you liked this dish! Love your addition of lobster-crab ravioli!
Liz
Recipe was delicious! However I had to keep closing the sire because of the pop up videos, the x didn’t work to close the videos 🙁
Made some zoodles and served with some fresh tomatoes and cheese. Yum! Will definitely make again
NR
This is so delicious. I have made it several times and it is a big hit!
Nancy B
This was so delicious. I am making it agin!