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Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta

Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta

A quick and flavorful pasta dish with juicy shrimp, garlic, and buttery sauce — ready in under 30 minutes.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main
Cuisine: Inspired, Italian
Calories: 450
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 12 oz linguine
  • 1 lb shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
  • Salt and black pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. Cook linguine in salted water until al dente. Reserve 1 cup pasta water and drain.
    Linguine boiling in salted water for garlic butter shrimp pasta
  2. Heat butter and olive oil in a skillet. Cook shrimp 2–3 minutes per side, then remove.
    Shrimp cooking in butter and olive oil for pasta
  3. Add garlic to skillet, cook until fragrant. Stir in lemon juice.
    Garlic sautéing in butter for pasta sauce
  4. Toss pasta into sauce, add shrimp back, and splash in pasta water as needed.
    Pasta and shrimp tossed in garlic butter sauce
  5. Garnish with parsley and serve warm.
    Garlic butter shrimp pasta served with parsley garnish

Notes

Best served immediately. Add Parmesan, chili flakes, or veggies for variations