Pesto Shrimp & Squash Fettuccine from Practical Paleo
 
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From Practical Paleo: If you miss pasta, zucchini noodles are a fantastic replacement. They're more flavorful, nutrient-dense, and can carry a sauce just like other noodles! Use a julienne or spiralizer to make them, depending on the shape of the noodles you want.
Dana:
Serves: 2-4 servings
Ingredients
For the Shrimp & Fettuccine
  • 2 dozen large shrimp
  • 2 Tbsp coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 zucchini or yellow squash
  • sea salt and black pepper, to taste
  • ½ yellow onion, sliced thin
  • cherry tomatoes, halved, for serving
For the Pesto
  • ⅔ cup macadamia nuts
  • 1 bunch cilantro, rinsed
  • 1 large handful fresh basil
  • 1 tsp dried garlic
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil or macadamia nut oil
  • juice of ¼ lemon
Directions
  1. First, make the pesto. Combine the nuts, cilantro, basil, garlic, oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper in the food processor and blend until smooth.
  2. Clean the shrimp - peel the shells and tails off while they’re still raw. Pull the tail off first, then the rest of the shell.
  3. Make the squash noodles using a julienne peeler or spiralizer.
  4. Heat a large sauté pan over medium-low heat with 1 Tbsp of oil. Pour in the onion slices and sprinkle with a small pinch of salt. Cook for about 5 minutes, until the onions become translucent. Stir about every minute or so with a wooden spoon.
  5. When the onions are translucent, add all the squash noodles to the sauté pan.
  6. Pull out another sauté pan and heat the second Tbsp of oil for about 1 minute. Add the shrimp to the pan, cook for 2 minutes on the first side, then about 1 minute on the second one. Don’t cook them all the way through, as you’ll be warming them with the pasta later. Remove the shrimp pan from the heat, and remove the shrimp from the pan. Set aside.
  7. Once the zucchini noodles have cooked down, remove the pan from the heat. Add the shrimp and stir in the pesto. Put a top on the pan and allow the flavors to come together for about a minute or two.
  8. Serve with cherry tomatoes.
Recipe by Dana Monsees Nutrition at https://www.realfoodwithdana.com/pesto-shrimp-squash-fettuccine-practical-paleo-review/