Kabobs on Blackstone (Pesto Shrimp)
Shrimp kabobs cooked on a griddle such as a Blackstone can be a delicious and easy meal to prepare. Start by marinating your shrimp in a mixture of olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and your favorite seasonings for about 15-30 minutes. While the shrimp is marinating, you can chop up some bell peppers, onions, and any other vegetables you'd like to add to your kabobs.
If you love cooking food on flat tops or griddles check out How to Cook Steak on a Blackstone Griddle, Philly Cheesesteaks on Blackstone Griddle, or the Smashed Quesadilla Burger.
If you love cooking outdoors in the Summer try out Blackstone Scrambled Eggs, Blackstone Pancakes High Protein, or Blackstone Breakfast Burritos.
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Why You Will Love This Recipe
Shrimp can be difficult to cook on the grill because it cooks super fast. That is why I placed them on some kabob sticks so that once one side is done cooking you can easily flip them over.
If you don’t watch the shrimp, they can turn out to have a very rubbery texture, if they are too overdone and that is not good eats. 🙂
Ingredients for Homemade Pesto
- Homemade Pesto - Pesto is a sauce made of basil, pinenuts, parmesan, garlic, and olive oil and it gets brushed onto some grilled shrimp kabobs. Check out my recipe for Homemade Pesto or just simply use a jar of storebought pesto.
- Shrimp - I always like to use the jumbo or large peeled and deveined shrimp.
- Skewers - These are found at most grocery stores when grilling season starts. If not they located at hardware stores.
- Olive Oil - For keeping the shrimp from sticking to the grill.
- See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
How to Make Pesto Grilled Shrimp
Step 1: Add the basil leaves, parmesan, pine nuts, garlic, salt and pepper to taste to a food processor or blender. Process half of these ingredients first before adding in the olive oil.
Step 2: Stream in the olive oil while the blender is processing the other ingredients. Continue blending until well combined, adding additional olive oil if needed.
Recipe Tip: Store the pesto in a jar or plastic container with an airtight lid. It will last in the fridge for up to 1 week. You can also freeze homemade pesto in ice cube trays.
Step 3: Peel and devein the shrimp. Marinade the shrimp in a bowl with about 2 or 3 heaping tablespoons of pesto or just place the shrimp on wooden skewers.
Step 4: Grill on each side until the shrimp turn pink. Then brush the pesto sauce on each side while grilling. The shrimp are ready when they turn pink on both sides. I made these shrimp kabobs on my Ninja Foodi grill that can also act like a griddle. It has a griddle attachment to it.
Step 5: Grill on each side until the shrimp turn pink. Then brush the pesto sauce on each side while grilling. The shrimp are ready when they turn pink on both sides.
Recipe FAQS and Tips
Pesto consists of 4 easy ingredients and those are basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and parmesan cheese.
Any kind of nut is great for homemade pesto. You can try it with pistachios, walnuts, pecans, or macadamia nuts.
Grilled shrimp is done when it reaches a temperature of 145 degrees. Use a thermometer to check.
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Kabobs on a Blackstone
Ingredients
- ¾ cup fresh basil leaves
- ½ cup grated parmesan
- 3 tablespoon pine nuts
- 2 cloves garlic
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 1 lb peeled and deveined shrimp
- 12 wooden skewers
Instructions
- Add the basil leaves, parmesan, pine nuts, garlic, salt and pepper to taste to a food processor or blender. Process half of these ingredients first before adding in the olive oil.
- Stream in the olive oil while the blender is processing the other ingredients. Continue blending until well combined, adding additional olive oil if needed.
- Grill on each side until the shrimp turn pink. Then brush the pesto sauce on each side while grilling. The shrimp are ready when they turn pink on both sides.
