By Jeff Eckenrode

Quick Answer: Spice up dinner with CBD Pesto Pasta featuring spicy shrimp! This easy, nutrient-packed recipe blends protein, healthy fats, and a flavorful CBD-infused pesto for a delicious, relaxing edible. Perfect for date night or a cozy weekday meal—find RSO CBD oil and more at Hashtag Redmond

CBD-infused edibles

Looking to spice up your edible game?

Then this recipe is a must try for pasta-lovers and shrimp-lovers everywhere.

It’s a healthy, delicious, and piccant meal that combines lots of healthy fats, proteins, complex carbs, and a one-of-a-kind CBD-infused pesto.

Can’t wait to give it a try? Then keep reading to see what you’ll need and why infusing your next meal with CBD is a great idea.

Why infuse pesto with CBD?

Not only is pesto shrimp pasta delicious and flavorful, it’s packed with complex carbohydrates, protein and nutrients too.

And thankfully, our pesto sauce recipe contains healthy fats from cold-pressed olive oil. Which makes it a perfect medium to infuse products like CBD oil into!

Ready to start? Then here’s what you’ll need:

Ingredients for making a CBD Pesto Pasta With Spicy Shrimp

CBD Raw Pesto:

½ cup fresh parsley

½ cup cherry tomatoes

1 tbsp pine nuts

2 medium garlic cloves

2 tbsp olive oil

0.25 mL RSO CBD Oil

A pinch of salt and black pepper to taste

Shrimp Pasta:

½ lb Uncooked, peeled & deveined frozen shimp

8 oz uncooked penne pasta

1 lb asparagus, cut into 2-inch pieces

1-2 cherry tomatoes, halved

2 tbsp butter

1 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp red pepper flakes

1 tsp cayenne pepper

Salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions for making CBD Pesto Pasta With Spicy Shrimp:

For the pesto: Place your CBD RSO oil syringe in a cup of hot water for about 5-10 minutes. This will help the RSO become less solid and flow much more easily when dispensing it from the syringe.
Once warmed, combine your olive oil with 0.25mL of CBD RSO in a small bowl and stir thoroughly to combine.
Rinse off the leafy greens under cold water and place all the pesto ingredients and the infused-olive oil in a food processor. Blend until the pesto becomes a smooth sauce.
Scoop the pesto sauce with a spoon and transfer it to a small bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator.
For the shrimp pasta: in a large pot, boil water over medium heat and add the uncooked penne pasta. Cook according to package directions.
Thaw frozen shrimp in a colander under cool water. Once thawed, pat shrimp dry with paper towels.
Grab a large saucepan and heat butter along with olive oil over medium heat until fully melted.
Dip both sides of the shrimp in the previously ground red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper before adding them to the pan. Once added, squeeze in the lemon juice and cook until the shrimp turns pink on each side.
Wash the asparagus and cut into 2-inch blocks. Add the asparagus to the pasta for the last 3 minutes of cooking time. Drain and set aside.
Once your shrimp have been thoroughly cooked, add the pasta and asparagus to the pan. Saute for about a minute and remove from heat.
Mix in 6–8 tablespoons of pesto. Add cherry tomatoes, fresh basil leaves, and top the meal with shaved Parmesan cheese.

And voila! You’ve just made a delicious, easy and fun CBD-infused edible, perfect for your next weekday dinner or date night.

Storing your CBD Pesto Pasta With Spicy Shrimp:

When you’re done you can cover the bowl with plastic wrap or Tupperware with a lid and refrigerate.

Pasta generally last 3-5 days in the refrigerator when stored properly.

For optimal freshness, keep ingredients separate until ready to assemble, use airtight containers.

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Then check out our related posts here!

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