Simple & Delicious Shrimp and Spinach Pasta
This lemony shrimp and spinach pasta recipe us perfect for a quick and and simple meal. Serve it with a salad, for a full meal. It's perfect for the end of a busy day!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs frozen cooked shrimp any size, peeled and deveined
- 16 oz linguini pasta uncooked
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp butter unsalted
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 lemon zest and juice
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 bag fresh spinach 6 oz.
- 1 tsp chili powder
- salt
- pepper
- Parmessan cheese for topping finely grated
Instructions
- Defrost shrimp under cold water. Pat dry. Place shrimp in a bowl and toss with chili powder, salt, and pepper.
- Cook the pasta in salted water, according to package instructions. Reserve 1-2 cups of pasta water before draining.
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil and butter to melt.
- Add onion and lemon juice, stir and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add garlic. Stir and cook for 1 minute.
- Add spinach and 1 cup of pasta water. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add shrimp and lemon zest. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add drained pasta and stir. Add as much of the reserved pasta water as needed to keep pasta from being too dry.
- Taste and add salt and pepper as needed.
- Top with parmessan cheese and serve.
Notes
Regarding the yield:
This recipe will yield 6-8 servings. Adjust the yield based on the size of each serving you make.