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Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta

Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta

This creamy garlic shrimp pasta is quick, easy, and perfect for a weeknight dinner. Ready in just 15 minutes, it’s a flavorful dish everyone will love!
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 people
Calories 334 kcal

Equipment

  • Saucepan
  • skillet
  • spatula

Ingredients
  

Pasta and Sauce

  • 8 ounces linguine pasta
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1.5 tablespoons butter divided
  • 1 pound raw shrimp buy frozen, peeled, and deveined
  • 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
 

Cooking 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 cooking shrimp from frozen, liquid may come out during cooking; this is fine. Reserve starchy pasta water for loosening sauce. Store in fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat on low-medium heat with a splash of water. Do not freeze.

Nutrition

Serving: 1portionCalories: 334kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 29gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 343mgSodium: 1411mgPotassium: 145mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 965IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 347mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta, Dinner, pasta, quick meals, shrimp, weeknight dinner
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