Garlic shrimp Sepegti

This buttery garlic flavor Garlic Shrimp Spaghetti takes only 15 minutes to prepare, making it a perfect weekday meal!

A simple and quick pasta meal for the weekday menu is garlic shrimp spaghetti. Delicious, juicy shrimp sizzling in a buttery garlic sauce served with fluffy, light pasta. I can generally make this family favorite in fifteen minutes or less

By:yumna jawwad

TIME FOR PREP: five minutes

COOK TIME: twenty minutes

COMPLETE TIME

Twenty-five minutes

Ingredients

1. Eight ounces spaghetti, or your preferred pasta;
2. four tablespoons divided butter;
3. one pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined;
4. one-half teaspoon salt;
5. one-half teaspoon crushed red pepper;
6. four minced garlic cloves;
7. two tablespoons lemon juice;
8. three tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese;
9. and two to three tablespoons chopped fresh parsley for garnish

DIRECTIONS

• Cook the pasta as directed on the box in a large pot of boiling salted water; drain well and set aside one cup of the pasta water.
• Melt two tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the shrimp, crushed red pepper, and salt. Stirring occasionally, heat for two to three minutes, or until the shrimp turn opaque pink.
• Take off the heat and place aside.
• Add the remaining butter and garlic to the same skillet, and heat for about a minute, or until fragrant. Stir together the parmesan cheese, lemon juice, and pasta water.
• After transferring the pasta, combine it with the sauce in the skillet.
• Place the shrimp on top, then sprinkle parsley on top. Serve right away.

Nutritional information

446 kcal of calories,

44 g of carbohydrates,

32 g of protein,

15 g of fat,

8 g of saturated fat,

318 mg of cholesterol,

1195 mg of sodium,

229 mg of potassium,

2 g of fiber,

2 g of sugar,

453 IU of vitamin A,

8 mg of vitamin C,

230 mg of calcium,

and 3 mg of iron.