Hubs loves buying food in rather large quantities, remember the 50 pounds of potatoes??? He will never hear the end of that one! Keeps me on my toes coming up with new and delicious recipes. So when he brought home six pounds of Maine shrimp I really was excited to make a shrimp pasta dish. I had to use a lot of garlic and a lot of butter, how could it be bad?? Also, love sopping up the lemon butter sauce with garlic bread, it’s a weakness of the good kind!!
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Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 pound Sweet Maine Shrimp (shelled and cleaned) you can use any shrimp
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- 1 Lemon, juiced
- 1 pound pasta, I prefer spaghetti or ruffles with this sauce ( cooked al dente)
Instructions
- In a saute pan over medium heat, melt butter, add olive oil, add garlic, saute until golden brown, about 3 minutes, add Italian Seasoning, add shrimp and any juices, cook for about 3-4 minutes on each side making sure that you don't overcook the shrimp, it will get rubbery, when the shrimp curls, that is a good indication that it is done. Add lemon juice before serving over pasta.
Note~ this is delicious the day after too, add a little more olive oil if pasta is dry. Perfect with my garlic bread and a tossed salad!
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Looks yummy! Will definitely give this a try! Will also share on my page!
Thank you for sharing, let me know how it comes out when you have a chance to try it! Nettie
I’m going to make this tonight with the fresh scallops I have.
Gretchen,
Let me know what you think, are you using the bay scallops or larger scallops, sounds heavenly! nettie
Those little Maine shrimp are so sweet. Just like you Nettie.
Hubs
thank you hubs!
This pasta looks tasty and an easy to prepare weeknight meal! Thank you for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday
Thank you Ericka, it’s one of our family favorites, we love shrimp and it is so delicious and even easier to make! Nettie
I use Lime in place of Lemon, will have to try it with lemon….
MMM I bet the lime is great too!