Dinner

Dinner – Shrimp with Pesto, Arugula, Diced Tomato

We served this with some leftover egg noodles but it would be good with rice as well. We used a 16 oz bag of jumbo shrimp – deveined but not peeled (the more you have to do before cooking the less money per pound it will be!). If I did this again I will probably use a smaller shrimp – a large would have been fine. Peel them and REMOVE THE TAILS. I think it is so gross when I go to a nice restaurant and I have to dig my fingers into the meal to remove the tails. Totally classy. People say they add more flavor? Totally not worth any added flavor.

Maybe that’s just me?

This is a super simple one pan dish. Shrimp only need 10 minutes max so you are really just warming and melding the other ingredients. Finish with a dusting of parmesan.

My Mom is a great help with simple tasks like peeling shrimp! Yes, we need to finish the moulding in our kitchen.
WRITTEN BY

Holli Boyd-White

Hi – I am Holli. I am married to Drew and we have 5 kids and a large extended family. The majority of the kids are out of the house – only the 14 year old is left at home. My mom (who is 80 and has Alzheimer’s) also lives with us. I have been cooking for as long as I can remember. I love cooking. It is my love language. I have tried to pass that on to my kids. Lord knows they saw me cooking a lot of meals in a lot of ways and with a lot of mistakes made along the way.