Name: Summery Shrimp with Pesto
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Angel hair pasta - ½ (12 ounce) package; Firmly packed fresh basil leaves, chopped - 1 cup; Olive oil - 2 tablespoons; Lemon juice, or more to taste - 1 tablespoon; Minced garlic, or more to taste - 1 teaspoon; Salt, or more to taste - ¼ teaspoon; Ground black pepper, or more to taste - ⅛ teaspoon; Water, divided, or as needed - 2 tablespoons; Butter - 2 tablespoons; Large shrimp, peeled and deveined - ¾ pound; Scallions, thinly sliced, green and white parts separated - 6; Garlic, minced - 1 large clove; Zucchini, sliced 1/2-inch thick, or more to taste - 2 small

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Ingredients for - Summery Shrimp with Pesto

1. Angel hair pasta - ½ (12 ounce) package

2. Firmly packed fresh basil leaves, chopped - 1 cup

3. Olive oil - 2 tablespoons

4. Lemon juice, or more to taste - 1 tablespoon

5. Minced garlic, or more to taste - 1 teaspoon

6. Salt, or more to taste - ¼ teaspoon

7. Ground black pepper, or more to taste - ⅛ teaspoon

8. Water, divided, or as needed - 2 tablespoons

9. Butter - 2 tablespoons

10. Large shrimp, peeled and deveined - ¾ pound

11. Scallions, thinly sliced, green and white parts separated - 6

12. Garlic, minced - 1 large clove

13. Zucchini, sliced 1/2-inch thick, or more to taste - 2 small

How to cook deliciously - Summery Shrimp with Pesto

1. Stage

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook angel hair pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.

2. Stage

Add basil leaves, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper to a blender. Pulse and stir down. Drizzle in tiny amounts of water and continue to pulse and stir down, then blend to desired consistency.

3. Stage

Melt butter in the empty pasta pot. Saute shrimp over medium heat until bright pink and opaque, 3 to 5 minutes. Be careful not to overcook. Set aside.

4. Stage

Add white and light green parts of scallions to the pot and saute over medium heat for about 2 minutes. Add garlic; saute for 1 minute more. Add sliced zucchini and saute over medium-high heat, stirring and turning occasionally, until starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Adjust the heat so zucchini starts to caramelize, but don't cook to mush.

5. Stage

Quickly stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons water to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Cook for 30 seconds to reduce the liquid, then remove from heat. Stir in shrimp.

6. Stage

Spoon shrimp and zucchini over the pasta. Garnish with green onion tops. Serve with pesto on the side.