Garlic Shrimp Pasta

By Addie

"This is my hubby's specialty! This is one of the things he loves to cook and can do well!"

Ingredients

• 1 lb medium shrimp, deveined and tails removed
• 1 lb spaghetti noodles ( more or less, depending on family size)
• 6-8 garlic cloves, according to personal taste, minced
• 1/4 cup butter
• Olive oil ( 3 drizzles)
• Italian seasoning
• Fresh ground pepper
• Red pepper flakes
• Salt
• Herbs ( according to taste)

Preparation

Step 1

Boil pasta in water till tender, save 1 cup of pasta water for use later. I always put some oil, salt, and fresh herbs in with my pasta when I boil it. Drain and set aside when done.

While pasta is boiling, wash shrimp. Melt butter over medium heat. Add shrimp. Let cook till a little pink and starting to curl. Then add garlic. Cook 5-7 min., add oil. Continue to stir till shrimp is pink and curled.

Add pasta to skillet. Add seasonings. Add just enough saved pasta water till it is not dry but not swimming in liquid either. Depending on amount of pasta this requires 1/2 the cup or all of it. Start with adding 1/4 of it then work up from there.

Keep tossing all ingredients around in skillet till all is incorporated and hot. Enjoy!
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REVIEWS:

This is great to make on a weeknight. Quick, easy and delicious! I did add some lemon juice to the shrimp just before tossing in the pasta and did toss in a good amount of parmesan cheese, allowing it to melt in before serving.

For the spices i used a dash of Old Bay, roughly a half cup of chives, and a teaspoon of dried dill weed. A dash of accent. And of course we sprinkled parmesan liberally. The really great thing about this reciep is that we could immediately think of about 30 ways to make this and make little changes to make a whole new dish. This is a real winner!

Pretty good and pretty easy! I followed the recipe as stated.

I made this for dinner last night. It was a hit! I added green beans and Parmesan cheese. I steamed the beans above the boiling pasta. This is such a simple dish to prepare. It's definitely a keeper! Thanks!

I just finished this meal and it was delicious!!! I did add some lemon but it would have been good without it too. I didn't have italian seasoning but I did put some dried oregano, thyme and some basil in it which is essentially italian seasonings. It was very good and I will be making it again. Thanks!!

We loved your hubby's specialty Jessica. It was delicious. Quick and very easy to make. I made this exactly as written, using herbs du provence as my chosen herbs. Thank you for sharing a recipe that I will make again and again. The shrimp really sparkled in this dish.

Easy, foolproof recipe. I usually add more shrimp and green (asparagus etc.) and less pasta. I have used just garlic powder when I have no garlic, and it turned out fine. I sometimes flavor the dish with Montreal Steak Seasoning, that's pretty good too.

This was amazing! I am cured from wanting to go out to eat b/c this is the dish I would always want to get and I can make it at home now. My 7 yr old was impressed and asked for extra shrimp. Will be a repeater thank you!!

MMM MMM...sometimes the simplest things are truly the best.

I made a mistake and dumped all the pasta water so had to add more butter. That wasn't a bad thing! This is just excellent.

Wonderful recipe! I made this the other night for dinner, and even the pickiest of eaters ate their dinner. I will be making this again for sure. Thanks for posting!

This was a quick and easy dinner. I had leftover cooked spaghetti, so it went together very quickly. Didn't have a lot of garlic - only had 3 cloves in the house, but it was still very good. Topped with Parmesan cheese.

What a great recipe. My husband and I love shrimp and he thought this was delicious. I've added it to my list of regular dinners.

Made this for my husband. He liked it very much.

Simple and tasty. Was looking for a recipe without the parmesan, as I use it a lot and one son prefers without. Cut back on the garlic a wee bit, although if it was just for me I'd go for it!

I am sorry Jessica but this is the worst pasta recipe ever. I followed the recipe to a tee. My husband generally will eat anything, and he did not like this at all. It has no flavor whatsoever and the red papper flakes did nothing for it.

Great Recipe, easy to make, and delicious.

This was a tasty and easy dish. I ate it coming right out of the pan for lunch and had the cooled leftovers for dinner. It was more flavorful after it sat awhile. Thanks for the recipe.

This was absolutely delicious! My husband said, "I could eat a big, big bowl of this...everyday!" I loved it too. I'm vegetarian, so I added snowpeas and spinach, set some aside, then added thawed shrimp to my husband's batch. He said the shrimp was good with the snowpeas and spinach. This is a good recipe not only because it is oh-so-tasty, but because it can satisfy veg and nonveg. Makes my life easier! We will definitely eat this often!

I've made this dish three or four times now for various friends and family. Every one of them has raved about it. It's fast and simple. I add an extra garlic clove or two, cause I'm into that sort of thing. The red peper flakes also add a nice kick to it. So yummy!

Wonderful, wonderful. So easy and so good. My husband isn't a big pasta fan but he loved it, so did my sons. Will make again, and again...

This recipe is wonderful!...and so easy to put together. I added fresh parsley with the other seasonings and served it with grated parmesan cheese. Delicious!!

Absolutely excellent! This was much better than I thought it would be. I am usually very critical about food but this fantastic. I wouldn't change a thing.

Delicious, I used the chicken stock cube to cook my pasta which added to the taste, I made this for one and just used a pinch of pepper flakes, basil, thyme and oregano for the herbs. thanks for posting

My family was in heaven! Thanks for sharing...this is going to be a weekly meal for us.

We loved this recipe - 5 stars for sure.

I adored this recipe! I used 1 tsp Italian spice, a pinch of crushed red peppers and 6 garlic cloves and angel hair pasta. Great as it is, but for a change I just added a 14 oz can of diced tomatoes! It's a whole new flavor! The trick of adding some pasta water seems to thicken the sauce. I'm going to use this with other dishes. Thanks so much for this wonderful meal!