QUICK GARLIC PESTO ALFREDO WITH SHRIMP OR CHICKEN
this is a recipe I came up with years ago. I My family loves it. I love it because it is really delicious and quick. It takes about 20 minutes to make from Start to finish. Your family will think you fussed. Enjoy over your favorite pasta. Great over Linguini, Fettucini, and Penne pasta. Serve with a salad and bread,and you have...
Provided by Nor Mac
Categories Seafood
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 1. Boil water for pasta. While that is getting ready. In a large non stick fry pan. Melt one tablespoon of butter. Add 1 clove of chopped Garlic and saute for a minute.
- 2. (Note: if using chicken. Cook chicken until no pink shows. Add Garlic last. Follow same steps for shrimp. Remove from pan and set aside) Add thawed shrimp, or chicken to butter. Saute for a minute to heat. Remove Shrimp , or chicken with Butter and Garlic to a plattter. In to same pan add 2 more tablespoons of butter,and remaining chopped Garlic. Cook for 1 minute. Add in the cream, and corn starch. Cook to boiling stirring constantly.
- 3. While that is cooking boil pasta with 1 teaspoon of salt. in the boiling water. To the cream in pan. add the of pesto,and cracked black pepper. Cook to boiling. Reduce heat to medium. add the parmigiano-reggiano. Stir until it thickens a bit. Add the shrimp with Garlic and butter to Alfredo sauce. Stir to combine. Remove from heat.
- 4. Serve over the cooked drained pasta. Add steamed Broccoli or Carrots if desired.
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Yawuza Sule
[email protected]This recipe was a disaster! The sauce was too thin and the shrimp was overcooked.
mazhar bangash
[email protected]I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my sauce turned out grainy.
Asfand Yar khan
[email protected]This recipe was a bit too complicated for me, but it turned out great!
D Schilling
[email protected]I would definitely make this again. It was so easy and delicious!
Kundai Nyanzara
[email protected]This was a great recipe! I made it exactly as written and it turned out perfect.
Emet Selch
[email protected]The sauce was a bit bland, but the shrimp was cooked perfectly.
Mike Maner
[email protected]This recipe was a bit too rich for my taste, but it was still good. I think I would have liked it better if I had used less butter and cream in the sauce.
Aiesha Aslam
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of shrimp, but I loved this dish! The pesto and alfredo sauce were so flavorful, and the chicken was cooked perfectly. I will definitely be making this again, but with chicken instead of shrimp.
Juliet Manda
[email protected]I made this dish last night and it was a hit with my family! The kids loved the shrimp and the adults loved the sauce. It was easy to make and didn't take too long either.
Me Gusta
[email protected]This recipe was absolutely delicious! The flavors of the garlic pesto and alfredo sauce were perfectly balanced, and the shrimp was cooked to perfection. I will definitely be making this again.