Pasta with Shrimp and Garlic Cream Sauce
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading...Ingredients
- 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 Tbs. minced fresh basil
- 2 Tbs. salt, plus more, to taste
- 1/2 lb. any kind of pasta
- 1 Tbs. olive oil
- 2 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 large shallot, minced
- freshly ground pepper, to taste
Instructions
1
Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat.
2
Add the 2 Tbs. salt and the pasta to the boiling water.
3
Cook, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, until al dente, according to the package instructions.
4
When the pasta is within about 3 minutes of being al dente, in a large frypan over medium-low heat, warm the oil.
5
Add the garlic, shallot, and sauté until fragrant and softened about 2 minutes.
6
Add the shrimp and sauté until they are just opaque throughout about 3 minutes.
7
Add the warm cream and lemon juice to the pan and season the sauce with salt and pepper and minced basil.
8
Drain the pasta and add it to the frypan.
9
Toss the pasta to coat with the sauce and shrimp and serve immediately.
6 Comments
Magic of Spice
July 23, 2011 at 5:10 pmLovely pasta dish! And the pasta itself is so unusual, will have to look for that one 🙂
Eftychia
August 26, 2011 at 8:54 pmThis dish looks delicious!! So colourful… Yummy!!
grace gunawan
September 8, 2011 at 5:50 amwow! what kind of pasta did u use? so gorgeous 😀
Anonymous
September 8, 2011 at 8:44 amlooks amazing. bet you really enjoyed this dish. great post
Anonymous
September 8, 2011 at 3:00 pmI love that pasta – so pretty! I may make this for my dinner tonight, but sub in scallops – yum!
Fisher Boy
November 7, 2011 at 8:16 pmWhat a fantastic seafood recipe! We must admit we had to investigate the multi-colored pasta as well! It looks great, I'm sure it's delicious! We'd be very interested in the process behind its creation!