PESTO SHRIMP PASTA

 

4 servings

 Ingredients

Main Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb shrimp (peeled and deveined)
• 10 oz white mushrooms (sliced)
• 1/3 cup basil pesto
• 4 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1/4 cup dry white wine (plus more if needed)
• 1/2 cup sodium free chicken broth (adjust salt if not sodium free)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Seasoning Mixture:

• 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning (thyme, oregano, basil - combined)
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• chopped fresh basil

Pasta:

10 oz fettuccine pasta

Instructions

• Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Put shrimp in a mixing bowl and rub in seasoning mixture. Mix well to make sure shrimp is coated well. Add to the hot pan and cook for about 2-3 minutes on each side, turning once midway, until shrimp is pink and cooked through. Remove shrimp from the skillet.
• Add second tablespoon of olive oil to the skillet. Once the pan is hot, add sliced mushrooms and 1/4 teaspoon of salt and cook, stirring, until mushrooms release liquid and reduce in volume and get soft, for about a minute or two. 
• Add minced garlic for the last few minutes, when mushrooms are almost ready. Sauté for 1-2 minutes and then add back the cooked shrimp. 
• Add pesto, stir, and then deglaze the pan with the white wine. Add the stock and allow to reduce, about 2 to 3 minutes. 
• In the meantime, bring a large pot of water to boil, add pasta and cook it according to instructions. Drain the pasta, but do not rinse.
• Add pasta to the skillet and stir until pasta is fully coated in sauce. 
• Allow to warm for 2 minutes, and then portion and serve. Season with more salt and additional red pepper flakes, if desired.

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Stumpy and his wife Martha went to the state fair every year. Every year Stumpy would say: “Martha, I’d like to ride in that there airplane.” And every year Martha would say: “I know, Stumpy, but that airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars.”

One year Stumpy and Martha went to the fair and Stumpy said: “Martha, I’m 71 years old. If I don’t ride that airplane this year I may never get another chance.”

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Stumpy and Martha agreed and up they went.

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Stumpy replied: “Well, I was gonna say something when Martha fell out, but ten dollars is ten dollars.”

 

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Iconic Couture

 

The gown worn by Grace Kelly in the film High Society

The dress, designed by Edith Head that Kelly wore in Hitchcock's Rear Window

 A Givenchy dress worn to meet Jackie Kennedy for an informal luncheon at the White House

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Dior ballgown which was worn by Princess Margaret in her famous 21st birthday portrait by Cecil Beaton.

The cream-colored silk gown features a full skirt, tiny waist, off-the-shoulder chiffon sleeves, and gold embroidery detail

 

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