Pasta with Pesto and Shrimp

By slane2

Ingredients

• 2/3 C ready-made pesto
• 1 C thawed cooked shrimp
• 1 lb. linguine or spaghetti
• 1/3 C reserved cooking water
• salt and pepper to taste
• parmesan cheese to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Put pesto in a large bowl. Cook pasta until al dente. Add shrimp in last few minutes if frozen, or immediately before draining if thawed to warm.

Whisk 1/3 C reserved pasta water into pesto to thin. Add pasta and shrimp to pesto and stir all to combine.

Top with salt, pepper, and parmesan to taste.