Shrimp with Roasted Garlic Pesto Pasta

Sunny Anderson

Recipe courtesy Sunny Anderson, 2009

Show: Cooking for RealEpisode: Italian Inspiration

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Total Time:
1 hr 5 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
50 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 15 garlic cloves, peeled (about 1 head)
  • 1 cup olive oil, plus extra for tomatoes
  • 1 pound cherry tomatoes
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
  • 1 cup packed basil leaves
  • 1 pound linguine
  • 1 1/4 pounds large shrimp, shelled and deveined
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Place garlic cloves in a single layer in a small baking dish. Add 1/2 cup olive oil to cover cloves, cover with foil, and bake 45 minutes, until golden brown and fork-tender. Meanwhile, in another baking dish, toss tomatoes with enough oil to coat. Lightly season with salt and pepper and roast at same temperature until tomatoes blister, about 25 minutes.

Strain garlic cloves and set aside in a small bowl, reserving infused oil separately. In a blender, add the roasted tomatoes, roasted garlic, Parmesan, and basil. Pulse until combined. While machine is running, drizzle in 1/2 cup olive oil until pesto comes together. Season with 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt. Remove to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and reserve.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium heat. Add the linguine and cook until al dente. Drain.

Meanwhile, heat a saute pan over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the garlic oil. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper and saute until the shrimp turn pink and is cooked through.

In a large bowl add the linguine and some of the pesto. Toss to coat and top with the shrimp. Garnish with toasted pine nuts and serve.

Note: There will be leftover pesto.

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  • on January 20, 2012

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    Made this for dinner tonight... Family loved it! I did the low and slow on the garlic and tomatoes, added parsley to the basil, and a roasted red bell pepper to the pesto. Next time I'm going to try it with chicken and use cilantro and pecans in the pesto...

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  • on October 27, 2011

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    easy, and goooood!

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  • on October 16, 2011

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    I read the recipe when I made this and added the 1 1/2 tsp. of salt it called for and it was so salty we could not eat it. Who proof reads these recipes ?
    This is not the first dish that has been ruined because the ingredients were wrong.

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