Quick and easy dinner that tastes like you spend all day. Tortellini and pesto is a classic, just finished with shrimp and andouille to add a leveled up flair. Enjoy!
Bring a medium-sized pot of water to a boil. Once boiling we will add the tortellini and cook for about 5 minutes until they float. Reserve some pasta water!
While we are waiting for the water, sliced the andouille sausage, and make sure your shrimp are peeled, deveined, and dried out on some paper towels.
In a large sautee pan, add enough olive to cover the bottom of the pan.
Add the andouille and cook until slightly crispy, then add the shrimp. Nestling them in between the andouille.
Cook for 2 minutes and flip the shrimp and andouille. Cooking for about one more minute, or until shrimp is cooked all the way through, and then remove from the pan.
Once the tortellini is done, drain & move it to the pan your andouille and shrimp were in. Add the pesto and toss. Add some pasta water if needed/desired for a creamer sauce.
Add back in the shrimp and andouille, and finish with fresh parmesan and fresh basil.