Description
Indulge in a creamy and flavorful Garlic Shrimp Pasta that’s quick and easy to make. Perfectly cooked shrimp tossed in a luscious garlic cream sauce, served over linguine pasta.
Ingredients
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Linguine Pasta:
- 8 ounces (225 grams) linguine pasta
Shrimp:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1 pound (450 grams) raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning (optional)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) heavy cream
- 1/2 cup (40 grams) parmesan, grated
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Cook the Pasta: Boil water in a saucepan, add pasta and cook until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water. Drain pasta.
- Cook the Shrimp: In a skillet, melt 1 tbsp butter with olive oil. Cook shrimp with salt, pepper, and seasoning. Remove shrimp.
- Make the Sauce: In the same skillet, melt remaining butter. Add garlic, then cream. Deglaze the pan. Add parmesan and pasta water. Simmer.
- Combine: Toss pasta with sauce. Add shrimp, parsley. Serve.
Notes
- If cooking shrimp from frozen, expect liquid to release. Simmer to reduce without overcooking.
- Reserve 1 cup of pasta water for sauce thickness. Store pasta in fridge for up to 3 days.
- Reheat gently on stovetop with water. Avoid freezing this dish.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 230mg
