Pesto Shrimp Pasta

Name: Pesto Shrimp Pasta
Total time: 40
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 (8 ounce) package spaghetti; 1 cup fresh basil leaves; ¼ cup lemon juice; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 clove garlic, or to taste; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1 (8 ounce) package sugar snap peas; ¾ pound peeled and deveined shrimp; ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper

Recipe by averynmartin from allrecipes.com

40 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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1 (8 ounce) package spaghetti
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1 cup fresh basil leaves
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¼ cup lemon juice
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3 tablespoons olive oil
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1 clove garlic, or to taste

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½ teaspoon salt
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2 teaspoons olive oil
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1 (8 ounce) package sugar snap peas
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¾ pound peeled and deveined shrimp
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⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper

Instructions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain.
Blend basil, lemon juice, 3 tablespoons olive oil, garlic, and salt in a blender until smooth.
Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir sugar snap peas in hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Add shrimp and red pepper; continue to cook until the shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, about 5 minutes. Stir basil sauce into the shrimp mixture and remove from heat; spoon over spaghetti to serve.