Shrimp And Pesto Cream Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb shrimp (cleaned)
    1/2 lemon
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    3 garlic cloves (chopped)
    4 ounces pesto sauce
    1/2 cup heavy cream (or half and half)
    1/8 cup pine nuts (optional)
    1 lb spaghetti
Preparation
    Start your water for Pasta.
    Squeeze lemon onto Shrimp and let sit 2-3 minutes.
    Heat Oil in medium sized frying pan and toss garlic lightly.
    Add a spoon of pesto. Stir.
    Add shrimp all at once.
    Mix into garlic and cook 3 minutes on medium heat covered. It will get watery.
    Toss in pine nuts. (optional).
    Add remaining pesto and heavy cream.
    Mix well.
    Cover and simmer 5 more minutes.
    Sauce will thicken slightly.
    Cook pasta. Drain well and return to pot or large bowl. Drizzle sauce on top and toss lightly.
    Serve.

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