Lemon Butter Garlic Shrimp with Angel Hair Pasta

By DWatkins23

This lovely pasta has a nice lemon flavor and is garlicky and yummy! Adapted from a few other recipes, I think this combines the best of each for a great meal.

Ingredients

• 8 8 8 ounces angel hair pasta
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 teaspoons garlic, chopped
• 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 shallots, finely diced
• 1 1 1 pound large fresh shrimp (or small prawns), peeled, deveined and cleaned
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon salt (omit if using salted butter)
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 1 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 25mins

Preparation

Step 1

In a large saucepan or stockpot, bring water to boil according to pasta package instructions. When water reaches a rolling boil, add angel hair pasta and cook until al dente. Drain, reserving some of the water if needed for the final step.

Meanwhile, in a large skillet melt butter over medium heat. Stir in garlic and shallots and cook until soft and barely brown.

Add shrimp and season with pepper (and salt if needed), cooking until shrimp is just pink and cooked through. Turn shrimp for even cooking. Add lemon juice and lemon zest; stir to combine.

Turn heat to low and add pasta, toss to coat and add Parmesan; toss again. If pasta is too dry, you can add a bit of pasta water to make it more "saucy". This depends on how much liquid the shrimp release.

Serve immediately!