Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 18
INGREDIENTS
- 18 shrimp peeled and deveined. Do Not Butterfly I used 16- 20 count gulf shrimp
- 1/2 pound of linguine or spaghetti
- 4 tablespoons pesto
- 2 tablespoons grated Romano cheese
- 3 tablespoons seasoned bread crumbs
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons oil oil
- sea salt and black pepper to taste
- pinch of crushed red pepper
- 1 teaspoon old bay seasoning or your favorite seasoning
- PAM Original Cooking Spray
INSTRUCTIONS
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees
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Cook pasta per instructions on box, rinse till cool, drain well, add olive oil to keep moist and place in large bowl
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Add Romano cheese, bread crumbs, pesto, olive oil, egg, sea salt and black pepper to pasta. Mix well to completely coat pasta with ingredients.
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Spray cupcake/muffin tin with liberally with PAM Original cooking spray
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Twirl pasta into little nests using a tablespoon and a fork. Gently place each completed nest into the pan. Repeat process until finished
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Place pan in preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes.
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Heat a large skillet with no oil in pan, keep it dry.
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Spray a good amount of PAM Original cooking spray into the pan and after 10 seconds add shrimp.
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Season shrimp with old bay (or your favorite seasoning) a pinch of red pepper flakes and a little Romano cheese and continue to stir shrimp around in pan until they are fully cooked.
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Add a little bit of pesto to the pan at the end to help with the color, or add a little chopped parsley.
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Cooking in a dry pan, just using Pam will allow the shrimp to sear and the seasonings will give the shrimp flavor and color. Be careful not to overcook shrimp, but allow a little burn in the pan to give the shrimp that beautiful color.
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Remove Shrimp from pan when finished, placing on plate and set aside till nests are done cooking. (shrimp do not have to be hot when serving, room temp is ok)
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Remove pan from oven and place on rack to cool for 5 minutes
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Gently remove each nest from the pan using a tablespoon by sliding it under the nest and lifting it out. Place nests on serving tray.
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Top each nest with a good sprinkle of Romano Cheese, then the seared shrimp.