A Super-Easy Spaghetti with Shrimp and Garlic Butter
Two of our favorite loves is spaghetti pasta and shrimp. When you combine them together with butter and garlic, something super-delicious is created!
Spaghetti, Shrimp and Garlic Butter!
This pasta and shrimp recipe is super-easy and gets dinner on the table in about 20 minutes.
Look for fresh shrimp that is wild-caught and not farm-raised if at all possible.
Spaghetti with Shrimp and Garlic Butter
- 1 lb fresh shrimp that has been deveined and cleaned.
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cloves of garlic (crushed and roughly chopped)
- 1/2 lb dry spaghetti or capellini that’s been cooked in salted water just until it is al dente
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Quarter cup of the pasta water used for cooking the pasta
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onion (chopped into quarter inch sections)
- Spanish paprika for garnish
- In a medium skillet over medium heat, very carefully brown the butter just until you see it turning a bit darker in color. Add the chopped garlic and stir together until fragrant.
- Lightly salt and pepper the shrimp and then add the shrimp to the skillet.
- Cook shrimp on both sides until the shrimp turns pinkish orange.
- Add the reserved pasta water, cooked pasta, and salt and pepper. You may not need to add salt if the pasta has been salted when cooking or if using salted butter. The extra liquid will help fully cook the shrimp and deglaze the pan so all the flavors can be absorbed by the pasta.
- Toss the pasta in the shrimp butter garlic sauce for a minute.
- Turn off the heat and add the green onion. Toss again until everything is well combined.
- To serve, place in individual plates and sprinkle with some extra green onion and a light dusting of Spanish paprika.
- Serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
