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A delicious mouth watering dish, Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi Pasta that everyone can cook in thier home.This dish is a seafood shrimp tossed in rich, garlicky butter sauce with lemon, mixed with white wine and red pepper flakes make this dish more delicious and authentic. You can make it ready within 30 minutes.
Why would you love to prepare?
- Restaurant quality dish prepared at home
- Quick and Easy in 30 minutes
- Flavour like garlic, butter, lemon and herbs
- Perfect for date at night , family dinners or for a meal
Ingredients
- 1 lb (450g) large shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 8 oz (225g) linguine or spaghetti
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 6 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1/2 cup white wine (or chicken broth for a non-alcoholic version)
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (optional, for a kick)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped)
Instructions
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta according to package until al dente. Keep 1/2 cup of pasta water, then drain the pasta and set aside
- Dry the shrimp with paper towels and season lightly with salt and pepper.Take a large skillet and heat the butter and olive oil over medium heat. Add the shrimp and cook for 1 to 2 minutes until it gets pink and paque.
- Take a skillet and add 2tsbp of butter, saute the minced garlic for 1 to 2 minutes until gets fragrant, dont burn it. Pour white wine or chicken broth abd lemon juice. Simmer it for 2 to 3 minutes to reduce slightly.
- Add cooked pasta to the sillet annd toss it nicely in the sauce. let the sauce become thicker to add a splash of the reserved pasta water to loosen it. Pour the shrimp and toss all to combine. Sprinkle with fresh parsly and toss.
For Garnish
- Parmesan Cheese grated
- Lemon Wedges
- Parsley
