Zucchini Pesto with Shrimp and Farfalle Recipe

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Wonderful zucchini-basil pesto takes advantage of summer’s best produce and adds fantastic flavor to this simple pasta toss. You’ll feel like you’re dining in a fine restaurant, but the seasonal ingredients make it easy on your pocketbook. —Amber Massey, Fort Worth, Texas

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Zucchini Pesto with Shrimp and Farfalle Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Cook: 15 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

25 15 40

Ingredients

8 ounces uncooked multigrain bow tie pasta
1 pound zucchini, sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 cup loosely packed basil leaves
1/2 cup shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano or Parmesan cheese, divided
3 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
4 garlic cloves, peeled and halved
1 large sweet onion, chopped
1 pound peeled and deveined cooked medium shrimp
1/2 cup reduced-fat evaporated milk
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1-3/4 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper

Directions

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, saute zucchini in 1 tablespoon oil until tender. Remove from the pan and cool slightly.
Drain pasta, reserving 1/3 cup cooking liquid. In a food processor, combine the basil, 1/4 cup cheese, pine nuts, garlic, reserved cooking liquid and 2/3 cup cooked zucchini. Cover and process until pureed.
In the same Dutch oven, cook onion in remaining oil until tender. Stir in the shrimp, pasta and remaining zucchini. Add the pureed mixture, milk, lemon juice, salt, lemon peel and pepper; toss to coat. Heat through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1-1/2 cups equals 368 calories, 12 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 121 mg cholesterol, 827 mg sodium, 37 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 29 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 fat, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Zucchini Pesto with Shrimp and Farfalle in Simple & Delicious August/September 2012, p37

Pine Nuts

Also know as pignolia or pinon, the pine nut is the small seed from one of several pine tree varieties. They are small elongated ivory-colored nuts measuring about 3/8 inch long and having a soft texture and a buttery flavor. Frequently used in Italian dishes and sauces such as pesto, pine nuts are often toasted to enhance their flavor.