Lemon Shrimp Pasta recipe

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Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package fresh linguine pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 lemon, zested and juiced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Nutrition Info

584.5 calories
carbohydrate: 65.5 g
cholesterol: 287.2 mg
fat: 18.5 g
fiber: 5.8 g
protein: 39.4 g
saturatedFat: 8.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1157.6 mg
sugar: 0.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

  2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Coat shrimp with salt and pepper. Cook and stir shrimp in the hot oil until opaque, about 2 minutes per side.

  3. Cook linguine in the boiling water until tender yet firm to the bite, 1 to 3 minutes.

  4. Combine lemon zest and juice in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Sprinkle in parsley and stir in butter until melted. Add 2 tablespoons of the pasta cooking water and stir. Drain pasta. Add shrimp to the lemon sauce. Mix pasta, shrimp, sauce, and Parmesan cheese together in a large serving bowl.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

This is a very lightly sauced pasta with lemon and shrimp. It's refreshing as well as filling.

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