Your Recipe

Creamy Pesto-and-Shrimp Penne with Peas

Ingredient Amount Calories
Pasta dry 340.194g 1262kcal
Cheese, parmesan, grated 50g 211kcal
Basil pesto 481.94g 1793kcal
Black pepper, ground 1.15g 3kcal
Salt, kosher 1g 0kcal
Peas, green, frozen, unprepared 134g 103kcal
Shrimp, raw 453.592g 386kcal

Recipe Instructions:

Ingredients
12 ounces uncooked penne

1 pound medium-size peeled, deveined raw shrimp

1 cup frozen sweet peas

1 (7-oz.) container refrigerated basil pesto

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1 ounce Parmesan cheese, shaved (about 1/2 cup)

Directions
Prepare pasta according to package directions in a pot of salted boiling water, adding shrimp and peas to water during final 2 minutes of cook time. Drain pasta mixture, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water in a small heatproof bowl. Return pasta mixture to pot.

Add pesto, salt, and pepper to pasta mixture; stir to combine. Stir in reserved cooking water as needed, 1/4 cup at a time, until desired consistency is reached. Transfer pasta mixture to a serving bowl; sprinkle with Parmesan. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts
Portion Size 244 g | ml
Amount Per Portion 626
2620
kcal
kilojoules
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 33g 42%
Saturated Fat 6.9g 35%
Sodium 1155mg 50%
Total Carbohydrate 52g 19%
Dietary Fiber 4.6g 16%
Sugar 4.7g
Protein 30g 59%
Vitamin D 0mcg 0%
Calcium 273mg 21%
Iron 3.2mg 18%
Potassium 535mg 11%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contribute to a daily diet. 2000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Print Pdf
Vitamins
Nutrient Amount DV
Vitamin A 119.165 mcg 13%
Thiamin [B1] 0.643 mg 54%
Riboflavin [B2] 0.498 mg 38%
Niacin [B3] 5.167 mg 32%
Pantothenic acid [B5] 0.636 mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.321 mg 19%
Cobalamin [B12] 0.113 mcg 0%
Floate [B9] 256.856 mcg 0%
Vitamin C 4.02 mg 4%
Vitamin D 0 mcg 0%
Vitamin E 3.772 mg 25%
Vitamin K 163.001 mcg 136%
Betaine 81.028 mg 0%
Choline 26.793 mg 5%
Carbohydrates
Nutrient Amount DV
Total carbohydrate 52.1 g 19%
Sugars 4.7 g 9%
Dietary fiber 4.6 g 16%
Carbohydrate 42.4 g 0%
Net carbs 47.4g
Aminoacids
Nutrient Amount DV
Alanine 0.301 g 0%
Arginine 0.361 g 0%
Aspartic acid 0.463 g 0%
Cysteine 0.152 g 0%
Glutamic acid 2.768 g 0%
Glycine 0.29 g 0%
Histidine 0.192 g 0%
Isoleucine 0.332 g 0%
Leucine 0.632 g 0%
Lysine 0.238 g 0%
Methionine 0.101 g 0%
Phenylalanine 0.422 g 0%
Proline 0.93 g 0%
Serine 0.389 g 0%
Threonine 0.306 g 0%
Tryptophan 0.113 g 0%
Tyrosine 0.163 g 0%
Valine 0.385 g 0%
Minerals
Nutrient Amount DV
Calcium 273.06 mg 21%
Copper 0.56 mg 62%
Fluoride 10.27 mcg 0%
Iron 3.23 mg 18%
Magnesium 97.69 mg 23%
Manganese 0.95 mg 41%
Phosphorus 418.31 mg 33%
Potassium 534.7 mg 11%
Selenium 43.6 mcg 79%
Sodium 1154.63 mg 50%
Zinc 2.9 mg 26%
Other
Nutrient Amount DV
Water 124.192 g 0%
Ash 4.906 g 0%