Description
Light, fresh, and delicious lemon garlic shrimp pasta. This shrimp pasta recipe is made with shrimp, lemon, shallots, garlic, basil, and spaghetti. An easy 20-minute dinner!
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces thin pasta (spaghetti, capellini, linguine, angel hair)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup minced shallots
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lb large shrimp, shelled, peeled, and deveined
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (~4 lemons)
- Zest from the lemons
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Roughly chopped fresh basil and lemon slices as garnish
Instructions
- Cook Pasta: Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain then return the pasta back to the pot. Add a drizzle of olive oil on top to keep the pasta from sticking together. Set aside.
- Sauté Aromatics: In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add the onions and cook for 1 minute then add the minced garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
- Cook Shrimp: Add the shrimp to the skillet and cook for 2-3 minutes until pink. Careful not to overcook the shrimp! Remove the skillet from heat.
- Season: Add the lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and pepper to the skillet over the cooked shrimp. Taste and adjust salt/pepper to your liking.
- Combine and Serve: Toss in the cooked pasta until well combined. Garnish with basil. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
You can use any thin pasta or skip the pasta and enjoy this lemon garlic shrimp over white rice. If using frozen shrimp, make sure to bring it to room temperature before cooking to avoid a rubbery texture.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American, Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 337 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 884 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 29 g
- Cholesterol: 308 mg
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