Lemon Pasta with Roasted Shrimp

By taniaf

Ingredients

• 2 lbs shrimp, peeled and deveined (tails off)
• olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 1 lb spaghetti or angel hair pasta
• 1/2 stick butter, melted
• zest and juice of 1 lemon.

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400. Place shrimp on a sheet pan with 1 tbsp olive oil, salt and pepper. Toss well, then spread into one layer and roast for 6-8 minutes, until pink.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in salted water until al dente. Reserve some of cooking liquid, and drain pasta. Toss pasta with melted butter, 1/4 cup olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, 1/2 cup cooking liquid, salt and pepper. Add shrimp, toss once to coat, and serve.