Creamy Shrimp Pesto Pasta

Ingredients

• 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined
• butter I always cook with unsalted, but salted is fine
• all purpose flour you need this to thicken the sauce
• half n half << that’s equal parts heavy cream and whole milk
• Parmesan cheese use the fresh stuff for best flavor!
• pesto sauce << this is my homemade recipe, but store-bought is totally fine!
• black pepper
• red pepper flakes
• 1 pound linguine
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
• 2 cups half and half
• 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt not table salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes cracked
• 1/3 cup pesto sauce homemade or store-bought
• 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined, thawed if frozen
• basil Fresh torn, for garnish, optional

Nutrition

• Calories : 1170 calories
• Carbohydrate : 106 grams
• Cholesterol : 465 milligrams
• Fat : 49 grams
• Fiber : 6 grams
• Protein : 77 grams
• SaturatedFat : 25 grams
• Sodium : 1180 milligrams
• Sugar : 4 grams