Broken Lasagna Pasta
Description
Fresh, colorful vegetables join shrimp, peas, and broken lasagna in this quick and easy pesto pasta dish.
Ingredients
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1 (12 ounce) package lasagna noodles, broken into 2-inch pieces
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1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
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1 cup frozen sweet peas
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
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1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
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1/2 cup chopped yellow bell pepper
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3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
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1 (7 ounce) container basil pesto
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1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
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1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1/2 cup shaved Parmesan cheese
Directions
1
Bring 12 cups of salted water to a boil in a pot over medium-high heat. Add pasta and cook for 12 minutes, adding shrimp and peas to water during final 2 minutes of cook time. Drain pasta mixture, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water in a glass measuring cup. Return pasta mixture to pot.
2
Meanwhile, heat oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and bell peppers and cook, stirring often, until softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
3
Add onion mixture, pesto, salt, and pepper to the pasta mixture; stir to combine. Cook over low heat, stirring in reserved cooking water as needed, 1/4 cup at a time, until desired consistency is reached and mixture is heated through. Serve immediately sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.