How to Make Delicious Luke's Creamy Pesto Shrimp Pasta

Luke's Creamy Pesto Shrimp Pasta. Butter, cream, Parmesan cheese and pesto converge into a luxurious sauce to be served with cooked shrimp or crab meat and hot linguine. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Creamy Pesto Shrimp Pasta combines butter, cream, parmesan and basil pesto to create a delightful pasta dish that's perfect any night of the week.

This creamy pesto pasta sauce takes the summery flavors of basil into a thicker, creamier sauce! With that in mind, I set out to make a really simple creamy pesto sauce. This is the simplest fix ever: just make a simple white sauce (butter, flour, milk) and add in your normal pesto. You can cook Luke's Creamy Pesto Shrimp Pasta using 19 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Luke's Creamy Pesto Shrimp Pasta

1. Prepare of pasta.
2. You need 1/2 lb of dried bowtie pasta.
3. You need 1 lb of Shrimp: uncooked, pealed and deveined.
4. Prepare 1 tsp of lemon juice.
5. You need 2 tbsp of olive oil.
6. Prepare 1 dash of salt.
7. Prepare 1 dash of pepper.
8. It's 1 dash of garlic powder.
9. You need 1 tsp of pesto paste.
10. Prepare 2 cup of asparagus: cut into 1 inch pieces.
11. Prepare 1 cup of fresh grape tomatoes: cut into quarters.
12. Prepare 1 cup of sundried tomatoes: thinly sliced.
13. Prepare of sauce.
14. Prepare 2 tbsp of butter.
15. Prepare 2 tbsp of flour.
16. Prepare 1/4 tsp of salt.
17. It's 1 dash of pepper.
18. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of milk.
19. Prepare 4 oz of pesto paste.

I'm always looking for ways to make seafood at home (much to the dismay of The Steak-Loving An old friend of mine) and this, my friends, was the very first shrimp recipe I was brave enough to try. It was a few years ago, back when I had only attempted "real". Creamy Pesto Shrimp Pasta made to perfection. This Creamy Shrimp Pasta is definitely the best creamy pasta you can ever have.

Luke's Creamy Pesto Shrimp Pasta instructions

1. In large pot bring 4 quarts water to boil..
2. Stir in pasta boil for 11 minutes stirring occasionally..
3. While pasta is cooking begin making sauce. In small sauce pan melt butter over low heat.
4. Add flour, salt, and pepper and stir with wooden spoon until smooth..
5. Stir in milk and raise heat to medium. Continue stirring until bubbles appear over entire surface. Then stir for additional 1 minute..
6. Remove from heat, stir in 4 oz pesto paste, cover and set aside..
7. By this time the pasta should be done. Drain and place in 2 qt casserole dish. Cover to retain heat..
8. In large pan heat 1 tbl spoon olive oil. Add asparagus and grape tomatoes. Cover and cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes just until asparagus becomes tender stirring occasionally..
9. While vegetables are cooking place shrimp, lemon juice, tablespoon olive oil, teaspoon pesto, salt, pepper and garlic powder in small bowl and mix..
10. Once asparagus are near tender add shrimp mix and cook 1-2 minutes over medium heat until shrimp turn pink. Do not over cook..
11. Mix shrimp, vegetables, sauce and sun dried tomatoes with pasta in casserole dish and serve..

Lightened up shrimp cooked in a creamy garlic infused pesto cream sauce. Shrimp and pesto are a combo made in heaven. Add mushrooms, tomatoes and your favorite veggies to take it to the next level. This is a fantastic dish to impress friends with. They never suspect how easy it is to make.