Shrimp Scampi Pasta
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 3/4 tsp tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- Fresh ground pepper
- 1 lb large or extra large shrimp shelled
- 1/3 cup chopped parsley
- fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 8 oz pasta of your choice
- crusty bread or garlic bread
Instructions
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until desired doneness.
- In a large skillet, melt butter with olive oil. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add wine or broth, salt, red pepper flakes and plenty of black pepper and bring to a simmer. Let wine reduce by half, about 2 minutes.
- Add shrimp and sauté until they just turn pink, 2 to 4 minutes depending upon their size. Stir in the parsley and lemon juice .
- Remove the shrimp from the pan. Remove the pasta from the pan with tongs or similar and add to the sauce. If you get some pasta water, that's good because it will help you thicken the sauce for it to stick to your pasta.
- Cook the pasta in the sauce for a couple of minutes. Add the pasta and sauce to individual serving dishes and top with the shrimp. Serve with crusty bread or like I did, garlic bread. Bon Appetite!