Creamy Lemon Shrimp Pasta



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Prep Time:
10 mins

Cook Time:
20 mins

Total Time:
30 mins

Servings:
6


Ingredients

  • ¾(16 ounce) packagespaghetti
  • 1pounduncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2tablespoonsfinely chopped shallots
  • 1tablespooncrushed garlic
  • ¼cupchicken broth
  • 1mediumlemon, zested and juiced
  • ½cupheavy cream
  • 5largebasil leaves, chopped
  • 1pinchred pepper flakes

  • Directions

    Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 to 12 minutes.

    While the pasta is cooking, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season shrimp with salt and pepper; add to the pan and cook 30 seconds per side. Remove to a plate.

    Add shallots to the skillet and cook for 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in chicken broth, lemon zest, and 1/2 of the lemon juice; heat for 2 minutes. Reserve remaining lemon juice for another use.

    Add cream and bring to a simmer. Return shrimp to the skillet and cook until heated through and pink, 2 to 3 minutes. Add basil.

    Drain spaghetti, reserving 1/4 to 1/2 cup pasta water.

    Add spaghetti to the skillet. Add pasta water as needed and pepper flakes; toss to coat. Season with pepper if desired.



    Cook’s Note

    You can use linguine pasta instead of spaghetti and onions instead of shallots.


    Nutrition Facts (per serving)

    248 Calories
    9g Fat
    20g Carbs
    21g Protein

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