Lemon Shrimp Scampi With Angel Hair Pasta

By MaryEllen

This is a restaurant-quality dish that can easily be prepared at home, you may adjust the amount of fresh garlic and hot sauce may be replaced for the dried chili flakes, make certain that you pat the shrimp dry with paper towels to remove all the moisture or it will create a thin sauce.

Reviews suggest there is not enough sauce and it is quite lemony. Plan on reducing to 1/3 cup lemon juice and add some white wine to increase the amount of sauce.

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter (no subs!)
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic (or to taste)
• pinch of crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste)
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (can reduce to 1/3 cup for a less lemony flavor)
• salt (to taste, I use seasoned salt)
• black pepper (lots!)
• 2 lbs large raw shrimp, peeled and de-veined
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 12 ounces angel hair pasta, cooked
• Parmesan cheese

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 22mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
2 Add in green onions, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice and chili flakes; cook for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
3 Reduce the heat to medium and add in the shrimp; cook stirring for about 5 minutes or until the shrimp turns pink.
4 Season with salt and lots of black pepper and stir in parsley.
5 Toss with the cooked angel hair pasta.
6 Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.