Creamy Recipe ⤏ Creamy Pesto Shrimp

One of our family's favorites, it's also great when made with crab meat instead of the shrimp.

Ingredients

• 1 pound linguine pasta
• ½ cup butter
• 2 cups heavy cream
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• ⅓ cup pesto
• 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined

Cooking Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add linguine pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
2. In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in cream, and season with pepper. Cook 6 to 8 minutes, stirring constantly.
3. Stir Parmesan cheese into cream sauce, stirring until thoroughly mixed. Blend in the pesto, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until thickened.
4. Stir in the shrimp, and cook until they turn pink, about 5 minutes. Serve over the hot linguine.

Nutrition Facts

• calories646
• carbohydrateContent43 g
• cholesterolContent210.4 mg
• fatContent42.5 g
• fiberContent2.7 g
• proteinContent23.1 g
• saturatedFatContent24.3 g
• sodiumContent437.2 mg
• sugarContent0.2 g