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Pesto-Butter Shrimp and Broccoli with Garlic Rice

By Jessica Rudolph

Published on July 2, 2024

Time

50 Minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Pesto-Butter Shrimp and Broccoli with Garlic Rice

Ingredients

8 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided6 garlic cloves, minced1½ teaspoons table salt, divided1½ cups long-grain white rice 2¼ cups chicken broth 12 ounces broccoli florets, cut into 1-inch pieces2 tablespoons water ½ teaspoon pepper, divided1 pound extra-large shrimp (21 to 25 per pound), peeled, deveined, and tails removed¼ cup pesto

Before You Begin

Use pesto from the refrigerated section of the supermarket—it has a fresher flavor than shelf-stable pesto. Serve with lemon wedges.

Instructions

  1. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and ¾ teaspoon salt and cook until garlic turns light golden, 1 to 3 minutes. Add rice and cook, stirring frequently, until edges are translucent, about 2 minutes. Stir in broth and bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook until liquid is absorbed, 20 minutes. Keep covered and let stand off heat for 10 minutes.
  2. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add broccoli, water, ¼ teaspoon pepper, and ¼ teaspoon salt. Cook, covered, for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover and continue to cook until broccoli is crisp-tender and beginning to brown, 2 to 3 minutes longer. Transfer broccoli to large bowl.
  3. Season shrimp with remaining ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in now-empty skillet. Add shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, until shrimp are just cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer shrimp to bowl with broccoli. Melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter in now-empty skillet and stir in pesto. Serve shrimp and broccoli over rice, drizzled with pesto butter.
Pesto-Butter Shrimp and Broccoli with Garlic Rice
Photography by Kritsada Panichgul.

Pesto-Butter Shrimp and Broccoli with Garlic Rice

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Time

50 Minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

8 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
6 garlic cloves, minced
1½ teaspoons table salt, divided
1½ cups long-grain white rice
2¼ cups chicken broth
12 ounces broccoli florets, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 tablespoons water
½ teaspoon pepper, divided
1 pound extra-large shrimp (21 to 25 per pound), peeled, deveined, and tails removed
¼ cup pesto

Ingredients

8 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
6 garlic cloves, minced
1½ teaspoons table salt, divided
1½ cups long-grain white rice
2¼ cups chicken broth
12 ounces broccoli florets, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 tablespoons water
½ teaspoon pepper, divided
1 pound extra-large shrimp (21 to 25 per pound), peeled, deveined, and tails removed
¼ cup pesto

Ingredients

8 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
6 garlic cloves, minced
1½ teaspoons table salt, divided
1½ cups long-grain white rice
2¼ cups chicken broth
12 ounces broccoli florets, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 tablespoons water
½ teaspoon pepper, divided
1 pound extra-large shrimp (21 to 25 per pound), peeled, deveined, and tails removed
¼ cup pesto

Why This Recipe Works

We stirred store-bought pesto into melted butter to make a flavorful finishing drizzle for simple sautéed shrimp and broccoli.

Before You Begin

Use pesto from the refrigerated section of the supermarket—it has a fresher flavor than shelf-stable pesto. Serve with lemon wedges.

Instructions

  1. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and ¾ teaspoon salt and cook until garlic turns light golden, 1 to 3 minutes. Add rice and cook, stirring frequently, until edges are translucent, about 2 minutes. Stir in broth and bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook until liquid is absorbed, 20 minutes. Keep covered and let stand off heat for 10 minutes.
  2. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add broccoli, water, ¼ teaspoon pepper, and ¼ teaspoon salt. Cook, covered, for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover and continue to cook until broccoli is crisp-tender and beginning to brown, 2 to 3 minutes longer. Transfer broccoli to large bowl.
  3. Season shrimp with remaining ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in now-empty skillet. Add shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, until shrimp are just cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer shrimp to bowl with broccoli. Melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter in now-empty skillet and stir in pesto. Serve shrimp and broccoli over rice, drizzled with pesto butter.

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