Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta

Name: Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 lb peeled Shrimp; 12 oz linguine Pasta; 4 cloves Garlic; 3 tbsp Butter; 1 Lemon; 2 tbsp Olive oil; pinch Red pepper flakes; 1/3 cup Parmesan; 2 cups Spinach; to taste Salt

Starchy pasta water turns butter and lemon into a sauce that clings.

20 min4 servingsUnder 30 min

Ingredients

4 servings

1 lb peeledShrimp
12 oz linguinePasta
4 clovesGarlic
3 tbspButter
1Lemon
2 tbspOlive oil
pinchRed pepper flakes
1/3 cupParmesan (optional)
2 cupsSpinach (optional)
to tasteSalt

Method

Cook pasta; save 1 cup of the water.
Sauté garlic and pepper flakes in oil and butter 1 minute, add shrimp and cook until pink, 3 minutes.
Add lemon zest and juice, the pasta and a splash of pasta water; toss until glossy.
Fold in spinach and parmesan.

Tap a step number to cross it off. Safe internal temperatures follow USDA FSIS guidance.

Similar dinners

Garlicky Zucchini Pasta

20 min · serves 4

Cooking zucchini until it collapses turns it into the sauce.

Vegetarian · Under 30 min · Cheap

Spaghetti Carbonara

20 min · serves 4

Adding the eggs off the heat makes a sauce, not scrambled eggs.

Under 30 min

Pesto Chicken Pasta

20 min · serves 4

Jarred pesto plus pasta water equals a sauce in thirty seconds.

Under 30 min · Family