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Garlic Shrimp Scampi Pasta

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: 4 Difficulty: medium

Categories: Drink

Tags: easy, recipes using butter, recipes using chile flake, recipes using garlic, recipes using lemon juice, recipes using parsley, recipes using pasta and noodles, recipes using pepper, recipes using shrimp

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AGarlic_Shrimp_Scampi_Pasta)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3AGarlic%20Shrimp%20Scampi%20Pasta&oldid=4510113

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 225 g (8 oz) spaghetti
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 450 g (1 lb) shrimp
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • 1 teaspoon red chile flakes
  • ¼ cup (25 g / 1 oz) chopped parsley

Directions

  1. Boil the spaghetti in water until al dente.
  2. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a pan over medium heat.
  3. Add the garlic and stir.
  4. Add the shrimp and cook for 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until they turn pink-red in color.
  5. Season with salt and pepper, then stir in lemon juice, chili, and parsley.
  6. Drain the pasta in a colander and stir into the pan of shrimp.
  7. Divide the pasta between 4 plates and serve.