My Special Shrimp Scampi Florentine

Name: My Special Shrimp Scampi Florentine
Total time: 40
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ⅓ cup butter; ⅓ cup olive oil; 2 tablespoons prepared basil pesto (such as Classico ™); 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 large plum tomatoes, seeded and diced; ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste; black pepper to taste; 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined; 2 cups fresh spinach, rinsed and stemmed

Recipe by Valerie from allrecipes.com

Dinner 40 Mins.

Ingredients

4 servings

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⅓ cup butter
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⅓ cup olive oil
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2 tablespoons prepared basil pesto (such as Classico ™)
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3 cloves garlic, minced
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2 large plum tomatoes, seeded and diced

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¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
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black pepper to taste
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1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
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2 cups fresh spinach, rinsed and stemmed

Instructions

Combine the butter and the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in pesto, garlic, and tomatoes, and simmer until the tomatoes start to soften, about 2 minutes. Season with red pepper flakes and black pepper to taste.
Stir the shrimp into the sauce, and cook just until they turn pink, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the spinach, and stir until wilted, about 1 minute.