Lemon Shrimp Pasta

Description

This is a very lightly sauced pasta with lemon and shrimp. It’s refreshing as well as filling.

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package fresh linguine pasta
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
2. Meanwhile
3. heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Coat shrimp with salt and pepper. Cook and stir shrimp in the hot oil until opaque
4. about 2 minutes per side.
5. Cook linguine in the boiling water until tender yet firm to the bite
6. 1 to 3 minutes.
7. Combine lemon zest and juice in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Sprinkle in parsley and stir in butter until melted. Add 2 tablespoons of the pasta cooking water and stir. Drain pasta. Add shrimp to the lemon sauce. Mix pasta
8. shrimp
9. sauce
10. and Parmesan cheese together in a large serving bowl.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

Servings: 4