Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta
Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta is a light pasta dish mixing shrimp, fresh parsley and a lemon garlic butter sauce. This seafood pasta recipe is a great for a romantic date night, a dinner party or a light weeknight meal. Pair with a good bottle of white wine, crusty bread and a salad.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 8 ounces linguine cooked
- 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced {you can mince your garlic if you prefer}
- 1/4 sweet onion or a small shallot, finely chopped
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/2 lemon, juiced and zested
- 1/2 cup white wine {I used pinot grigio}
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Freshly grated parmesan cheese, garnish
- Serve with Lemon slices
Instructions
- Cook linguine according to package.
- While the pasta cooks heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté the garlic for 2 minutes.
- Add the onion, a sprinkle of salt and continue to sauté for 2 more minutes until the onion is soft.
- Add the shrimp and a dash of salt and pepper and cook until the shrimp turns pink, about 4-6 minutes.
- Add the white wine and lemon juice and cook for 2 more minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl add the pasta, shrimp mixture and salt and pepper to taste, stirring to combine. Add the zest of the lemon and the freshly parsley and stir again.
- Add the zest of the lemon and the freshly parsley and stir again.
- Serve on plates with freshly grated parmesan cheese and lemon slices.
Notes
Recipe Tips
- Leave Tails on Shrimp: For the best flavor, I recommend leaving the tails on the shrimp as it will add flavor to the pasta sauce. The tails are easy to remove when you eat the dish.
- Garlic: I like to slice the garlic for the butter sauce which imparts a milder flavor. If you want more intense garlic flavor you can mince the garlic cloves.
- Wine: Use a good quality white wine, one that you would drink yourself as it is being used to flavor the sauce.
- Don't Overcook Shrimp: Make sure not to overcook the shrimps. Only cook for 4-6 minutes until they have turned pink, then finish the dish and serve.
- Check Seasoning: Any seafood like shrimp can be salty, so taste the sauce and check the taste before seasoning with extra salt.
- Make Ahead: This dish that is best served freshly made, straight from the pan. If you try and make the dish ahead of time and warm it up, you risk overcooking the shrimps and they will become tough.