Shrimp Pasta with Garlic Butter
Dinner · Italian
Plump shrimp tossed in silky garlic-butter sauce with fresh lemon and red pepper flakes, finished over tender spaghetti in under 20 minutes.
Recipe code F4WMT7 · enter it in Anychef
Ingredients
- 1 lb shrimp
- 12 oz spaghetti
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1 lemon
- Red pepper flakes
- Salt and black pepper
- Fresh parsley
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Save this recipeInstructions
- Step 1 of 5
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook spaghetti until al dente, about 10 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta water before draining.
- Step 2 of 5
While pasta cooks, peel and mince garlic. Zest and juice the lemon.
- Step 3 of 5
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and red pepper flakes, cook 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Step 4 of 5
Add shrimp, cook 2-3 minutes per side until pink and cooked through. Add lemon juice and zest.
- Step 5 of 5
Toss hot pasta with shrimp-garlic butter, adding reserved pasta water a splash at a time to loosen sauce. Top with fresh parsley.
