Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta
Creamy garlic shrimp pasta is a quick and elegant dish, perfect for a weeknight dinner or a romantic occasion.
Equipment
- Saucepan
- skillet
- spatula
Ingredients
- 8 ounces linguine pasta
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1.5 tablespoons butter divided
- 1 pound raw shrimp buy frozen, peeled, and deveined shrimp
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon Old bay seasoning optional - or smoked paprika or cajun
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 0.5 cup heavy cream (double cream in the UK)
- 0.5 cup parmesan grated
- 0.25 cup chopped fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- In a medium-sized saucepan, boil water and salt it. Add your pasta, and cook according to the package instructions until al dente. When the pasta is cooked, reserve 1 cup of the pasta water and drain the pasta.
- In a skillet over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter, and add olive oil. Cook the shrimp for a minute, then season with salt, pepper, and Old Bay Seasoning or paprika if using.
- Continue to cook the shrimp until it's pink. Do this in batches if you're worried that you may overcook the shrimp. Remove the shrimp onto a plate and set aside.
- In the same pan, melt the remaining butter and add garlic, cook for 30 seconds or until it's fragrant. Add the heavy cream, and with the spatula deglaze the pan.
- Add parmesan, let it melt then loosen the sauce with reserved pasta water and allow to simmer for a minute. Taste the sauce and see if more salt and pepper is needed.
- Toss the pasta with the sauce until it's well coated. Add the shrimp back in to reheat it gently, garnish with freshly chopped parsley and serve.
Notes
If you cook the shrimp from frozen, you will have liquid coming out and that's fine as it will take about a minute to simmer it down (not enough to overcook the shrimp). Don't forget to reserve about a cup of the pasta cooking water, it's quite starchy and great for loosening up the sauce. This pasta makes 4 normal servings, or 3 big ones. Store in the fridge in a sealed container for up to 3 days. Reheat the pasta in a skillet over low-medium heat, and add a splash of water to loosen the sauce. I don’t recommend freezing this creamy shrimp pasta.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 334kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 29gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 343mgSodium: 1411mgPotassium: 145mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 965IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 347mgIron: 3mg
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