Garlic Shrimp Pasta Recipe
Creamy garlic butter shrimp pasta is an elegant pasta dish with big flavors! It's so quick and easy, and perfect for a weeknight dinner as it's ready in just 15 minutes. Serve this for a Romantic date night, for a special occasion, or as a family meal. Either way, everyone will love it!
Servings 4 servings
Calories 334kcal
Ingredients
- 8 oz (225g) linguine pasta
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound (450g) raw shrimp buy frozen, peeled, and deveined shrimp
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon Old bay seasoning optional - or smoked paprika or cajun
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ½ cup heavy cream (double cream in the UK)
- ½ cup parmesan grated
- ¼ cup 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 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 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.
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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). If possible, thaw the shrimp before cooking.
- Don't forget to reserve about a cup of the pasta cooking water, it's quite starchy and great for loosening up the sauce. You will most probably need much less than a cup, but to stay on the safe side I always reserve 1 cup and drain the rest.
- 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. Do the same if using the microwave. I don’t recommend freezing this creamy shrimp pasta.
Nutrition
Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 343mg | Sodium: 1411mg | Potassium: 145mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 965IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 347mg | Iron: 3mg