Creamy Lemon Shrimp Pasta

Name: Creamy Lemon Shrimp Pasta
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: About 12 med shrimp, cut in half; 6 oz thin spaghetti; 4 tbsp butter; 3/4 cup heavy cream; 1 tbsp fresh parsley; Juice from 1 lemon; 1/2 shallot, minced; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; Dash cayenne; Parmesan for garnish

Scain @cook_6319531

Missouri

This dish is certainly not light on the calories! After a long weekend, my hubby and I realized we hadn't hardly eaten.. so this was made. Aaaamazing.

Scain @cook_6319531

Missouri

This dish is certainly not light on the calories! After a long weekend, my hubby and I realized we hadn't hardly eaten.. so this was made. Aaaamazing.

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Ingredients

15 min

2 servings

About 12 med shrimp, cut in half
6 ozthin spaghetti
4 tbspbutter
3/4 cupheavy cream
1 tbspfresh parsley
Juice from 1 lemon
1/2shallot, minced
3garlic cloves, minced
2 tspsalt
1 tsppepper
Dashcayenne
Parmesan for garnish

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Steps

15 min

1

Boil water for noodles, cook per package directions, drain and set aside
2

In a skillet on medium low, add 2 tbsp butter, shrimp, shallots and onion. Cook until shrimp are pink, about 5 min.
3

Turn heat to medium and add heavy cream, lemon juice, 2 tbsp butter, parsley, salt, pepper and cayenne. Cook until just bubbling, add pasta and turn heat to low. Toss to coat.
4

Serve with parm cheese on top! So simple, yeah? Perfect food if you're a bit too buzzed to do anything else ;) cheers!
5

Oh, and serve with garlic bread! If you have a hard time finding your bread knife, and decide that giving up sounds way easier, just do that, no one is judging you.