Description
A luxurious, quick dinner featuring tender shrimp and a velvet-smooth garlic parmesan sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 lb Large Shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 12 oz Fettuccine or Linguine
- 3 tbsp Unsalted Butter (divided)
- 5 cloves Garlic (minced)
- 1 ½ cups Heavy Cream
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese (freshly grated)
- ¼ cup Dry White Wine
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- ½ tsp Red Pepper Flakes (optional)
- Salt and Black Pepper to taste
- Fresh Parsley (chopped)
Instructions
Boil: Cook pasta in salted boiling water until 1 minute shy of al dente. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water, then drain.
Dry & Season: Pat shrimp completely dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper.
Sear: Melt 1 tbsp butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear shrimp for 1-2 minutes per side until pink. Remove and set aside.
Aromatics: Reduce heat to medium. Add remaining butter, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Sauté for 30 seconds. Deglaze with wine and reduce by half.
Simmer: Pour in heavy cream. Simmer gently for 3-5 minutes until slightly thickened.
Emulsify: Reduce heat to low. Whisk in parmesan until smooth.
Combine: Add pasta and shrimp back to the pan. Toss with a splash of reserved pasta water until the sauce coats the noodles.
Finish: Stir in lemon juice and parsley. Serve immediately.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Calories: 680 kcal
- Fat: 38g
- Saturated Fat: 22g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Protein: 32g
Keywords: garlic shrimp pasta, creamy seafood pasta, quick shrimp dinner