The Easiest Shrimp Pasta

If you love shrimp and pasta, this dish will immediately make your mouth water.

Ultra easy to prepare in about 30 minutes, the recipe yields 4 servings that you will enjoy even on weekday dinners.

The shrimp are perfectly cooked in a delicious butter, garlic, and white wine sauce, giving them an absolutely exquisite taste. Serve them over a bed of fine pasta like angel hair or spaghetti, and you're done!

Ingredients

4 tablespoons (60 ml) of butter, divided
2 tablespoons (30 ml) of olive oil
3-5 cloves of garlic, minced (about 2 tablespoons (30 ml), or to taste)
½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) of red pepper flakes or to taste
½ cup (125 ml) of dry white wine
Salt, to taste
Ground black pepper, to taste
1 lb (454 g) of large shrimp, peeled and deveined
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
¼ cup (65 ml) of chopped parsley leaves
8 ounces (227 g) of fine pasta, cooked (angel hair, spaghetti, or linguine), and pasta cooking water
¼ cup (65 ml) of grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Preparation

In a large pan over medium heat, pour half of the butter with olive oil. Heat up.

Add minced garlic and pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.