Lemon Spaghetti with Shrimp. Make the shrimp: In a medium saute pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Season the shrimp with the salt and pepper; add to the preheated pan in a single layer. To make her fabulous seafood pasta, star chef Giada De Laurentiis tosses spaghetti with sweet seared shrimp, tangy lemon sauce and crisp fried capers.
Buuut, if you're anything like me, spaghetti shrimp dinners are awesome!
I mean, it's easy, it's DELICIOUS, it's quick, and it's versatile.
This bright and bold Lemon Spaghetti with Shrimp is always a winner at my house!
You can cook Lemon Spaghetti with Shrimp using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Lemon Spaghetti with Shrimp
- You need 1 T of evoo.
- You need 3/4 pound of lg shrimp, peeled and deveined.
- You need 1/4 t of salt & fresh ground pepper (for seasoning shrimp).
- You need 1 pound of spaghetti (i use gluten free yam starch noodles).
- It's 1/2 t of salt, plus more for the pasta water.
- Prepare 2/3 c of evoo.
- It's 2/3 c of freshly grated parmesan cheese.
- You need 1 T of lemon zest(about 1 lg lemon).
- Prepare 1/2 c of fresh lemon juice (about 2 lg lemons).
- You need 1/4 t of ground pepper.
- It's 1 of \3 c chopped fresh basil.
- It's 2 T of capers, she has a process to roast these. I used them raw.
This dish features succulent jumbo shrimps which have been marinated in a few simple ingredients. Season with salt and pepper and stir in. Here I am once again with a Delicious Spicy Lemon & Garlic Shrimp Spaghetti for two. Plump shrimp marry perfectly with spaghetti and aromatics like garlic, chile flakes and the fruity zest of Meyer lemon.
Lemon Spaghetti with Shrimp step by step
- Season shrimp with s&p. Sautee in oo heated to med. 2-3 mins per side in single layer. Cook until no longer gray and translucent.
- Cook the pasta in the very salted water in very large pot until a la dente or to your liking or follow directions on box. You will save 1 cup of pasta water before you drain.
- Whisk olive oil, parm cheese,.
- Lemon zest and juice in lg bowl, blend. Toss the shrimp and the pasta into sauce and add reserved pasta water 1/4 cup at a time to moisten, and toss to get to desired sauce consistency.
- Season with salt and pepper, mix in basil and capers.
- Sprinkle with extra parm cheese (optional) Mine verses theirs. I think mine looks better.
And to give the dish its deliciously creamy finish, we're stirring in a bit of quark (a fresh cheese) just before serving, lightly coating the spaghetti, shrimp and seasonal broccoli. Kamut Spaghetti Shrimp Lemons Italian Noodles Pasta Healthy Dinner Weeknight Dinner Californian Comfort Food Pescatarian Easy. Shrimp like to breathe, otherwise they start to get smelly. To avoid foul seafood, you'll first want to store your shrimp in the coldest part of your fridge. Drain through a colander, reserving about a cup of the pasta water.