Lemon Garlic Pasta with Shrimp
Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta is an easy, elegant meal idea with fresh shrimp, aromatic garlic and lemon, all tossed in a light cream sauce over linguine.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 580kcal
Cost: $17
Ingredients
- 10 ounces Linguine
- 3 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 3 tablespoons Butter
- 1 lb Fresh Asparagus cut into 2 inch pieces
- 1 lb Large or X-large Shrimp Deveined and tails removed
- 4 Garlic Cloves, minced or 4 teaspoon minced garlic
- ¼ teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
- ¾ cup Heavy Cream
- 1 Lemon juice and zest
- ⅓ cup Fresh Chopped Parsley or green onions or spinach
- Salt and Pepper freshly milled, to taste
- ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese freshly shredded, plus more for serving
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Cook 10 ounces Linguine to package directions, about 8 minutes. Drain, but reserve 1 cup of pasta water.
- While the linguine cooks, heat a skillet over medium heat and add 3 tablespoons Olive Oil and 3 tablespoons Butter. Allow butter to melt.
- Cook 1 lb Fresh Asparagus until bright green and tender but still firm, about 2-3 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Add 4 Garlic Cloves, minced and ¼ teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper Flakes to the skillet; cook and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add 1 lb Large or X-large Shrimp. Cook until just pink through, turning once, about 4-5 minutes. Remove from pan and set with asparagus.
- Whisk ¾ cup Heavy Cream in the skillet, bringing to a simmer. Remove sauce from heat and use 1 Lemon to add zest and juice. Add⅓ cup Fresh Chopped Parsley and ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese, stirring until the parmesan is melted. Add ¼ cup of the pasta water, then season to taste with Salt and Pepper.
- Add drained, cooked pasta; toss to coat. Add more pasta water if needed. Mix in asparagus and shrimp and heat through, if needed.
- Transfer to serving bowl or platter; top with grated parmesan cheese and more parsley serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 2cup | Calories: 580kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 176mg | Sodium: 667mg | Potassium: 516mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1994IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 183mg | Iron: 3mg
