Pasta with Shrimp, Pot-roasted Garlic & Olive Oil, and Pesto

Pasta with Shrimp, Pot-roasted Garlic & Olive Oil, and Pesto
Chef's notes

This bold shrimp and pasta dish blends two delicious complementary and intense sauces, Garlic and Olive Oil, and Pesto. Fortunately, many store-bought pesto sauces sold in jars are quite good making, this seemingly complex dish quite easy to prepare. 

Pete’s Garlic and Olive Oil produces mild flavored garlic, with flavor infused oil. Pesto adds complexity. Combined, they form an incredible standalone sauce. Adding shrimp takes it to an even higher level.

In Italy, pasta is considered first course. Except on traditional Sundays and special occasions, we often ate pasta as our main meal. I intentionally make this dish with a higher proportion of shrimp and sauce to pasta. You can increase the amount of pasta to accommodate a larger crowd. 

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Pasta with Shrimp, Pot-roasted Garlic & Olive Oil, and Pesto

Ingredients

  • Pete's garlic oil, recipe above
  • 2 pounds of large shrimp
  • 1-6.7 oz. jar of quality pesto, i.e. Pesto alla Genovese
  • 1-pound penne pasta, linguine, or your favorite
  • Grated parmigiana cheese to taste
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves thinly sliced; optional, additional for garnish   

Instructions

  1. Prepare Pete’s Garlic and Oil as instructed.

  2. Bring a large pot of water with 2 tablespoons of Kosher salt to a rapid boil. Cook pasta until al dente. Reserve a large cup of pasta water and drain. Return to pot and cover to help keep warm.

  3. Meanwhile, in a separate pot sauté the shrimp briefly with infused oil from “Pete’s Garlic and Oil”. Remove and reserve shrimp when pink and almost cooked through (shrimp will have a quick second cooking).

  4. Mash the soft tanned garlic cloves from Peter's garlic oil in a separate dish with a folk. Add with remaining infused oil, pesto, shrimp and about ¼ cup of the pasta water into the large cooking pan. Mix well over moderate heat. Stir in the pasta, fresh basil, and parmigiana cheese. Add parmigiana to taste and more of the hot pasta water to achieve desired consistency and creaminess. 

  5. Serve with grated parmigiana cheese and hot red pepper flakes on the side. 
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