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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add linguine. Boil 8-10 minutes until al dente. Reserve a half-cup or so or of pasta water when draining. | 2. Pour half-and-half into a skillet over medium-high heat; add pepper and basil, and simmer 8-10 minutes, stirring often, until thickened. | 3. Blend in cheese and pesto sauce and simmer 3-5 minutes; adjust salt if necessary. | 4. Add shrimp to sauce and simmer until they just turn pink, about 5 minutes. | 5. Add linguine to sauce and toss. Add reserved pasta water if needed to correct the consistency of the sauce. Serve hot with crusty bread alongside. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
linguine	1			25.2167	0.0	5.61	0.1417
half	2	cups		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
basil	2	tablespoons	chopped dried	1.219	0.1404	0.16699999999999998	0.0339
parmesan cheese	3/4	cup	grated	222.0	24.0	24.0	3.0
pesto sauce	3/4	cup		790.02	19.0701	18.5787	71.064
large shrimp	1	lb	peeled deveined	25.2167	0.0	5.61	0.1417

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.