Description
Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta is a quick and comforting dish that combines succulent shrimp with tender fettuccine, all enveloped in a rich garlic-butter sauce. Perfect for busy weeknights or special occasions, this recipe is both simple and impressive.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 oz Fettuccine
- 1 lb Shrimp
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 4 tbsp Butter
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese
- Juice and zest of ¼ Lemon
- 2 tbsp Cooking Oil
- Sea Salt
- Black Pepper
Instructions
- Cook fettuccine in salted boiling water until al dente (about 8-10 minutes). Drain and set aside.
- In a frying pan over medium heat, add cooking oil and sauté minced garlic until fragrant (about 2 minutes).
- Add butter to the pan; once melted, stir in shrimp. Cook until shrimp are opaque and slightly pink (approximately 4-6 minutes).
- Mix in lemon juice, lemon zest, parmesan cheese, sea salt, and black pepper into the shrimp mixture until well combined.
- Add cooked fettuccine to the shrimp mixture, stirring well to coat.
- Serve garnished with fresh parsley.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate (about 300g)
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 220mg