Here’s a simple and delicious Shrimp Pasta recipe 🍤🍝—creamy, garlicky, and ready in about 20 minutes.
Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta
Ingredients (Serves 3–4)
- 8 oz (225 g) pasta (spaghetti, linguine, or fettuccine)
- 1 lb (450 g) shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 3 tbsp butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional for spice)
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup chopped parsley
- Salt & black pepper, to taste
- ½ cup chicken broth or pasta water
- Optional: squeeze of lemon juice
Instructions
- Cook pasta
- Boil pasta in salted water according to package directions.
- Reserve ½ cup pasta water and drain.
- Cook shrimp
- In a large skillet, melt 1 tbsp butter over medium heat.
- Add shrimp, season with salt and pepper, and cook 2–3 minutes per side until pink and opaque. Remove shrimp and set aside.
- Make the sauce
- Add remaining butter to skillet and sauté garlic (and red pepper flakes) for 30–60 seconds.
- Pour in chicken broth or reserved pasta water and simmer 2–3 minutes.
- Combine
- Add pasta, shrimp, and Parmesan to the skillet.
- Toss until coated and creamy. Add more pasta water if needed.
- Finish
- Sprinkle with parsley and a squeeze of lemon juice for brightness.
- Serve immediately with extra Parmesan on top.
Tips
- For extra richness, add ½ cup cream for a creamy shrimp pasta.
- Add veggies like spinach, cherry tomatoes, or peas for color and flavor.
- Don’t overcook shrimp—they cook very fast and turn rubbery if left too long.
If you want, I can also give a Cajun shrimp pasta version that’s spicy, smoky, and restaurant-style.
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