Quick and Easy Shrimp Linguine

Name: Quick and Easy Shrimp Linguine
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 serving(s)
Ingredients: 7 ounces linguine; 1/4 cup olive oil, divided; 5 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley; 1 lemon, zested and juiced; ¼ teaspoon sugar; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste; 7 ounces peeled and deveined shrimp; salt and ground black pepper to taste

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This recipe helps bring a brightly flavored shrimp pasta dish to the table in about half-an-hour. While linguine is cooking to a perfect al dente, there's enough time to make the shrimp. Start with a quick sauce of garlic, parsley, lemon, sugar and cayenne pepper. Toss with the shrimp and season with salt and pepper. Quickly saute the shrimp and the sauce until opaque. Then simply add the linguine and stir to coat. Finish with one last squeeze of lemon and a garnish of fresh parsley. It's a delightful and easy dinner for a weeknight or even a date night!

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Mealthy Tip

Avoid overcooking shrimp ever again! Here's a way to know when they are perfect. When the shrimp begin to curl they from the letter "C" for "Cooked." When they have cooked too much they tighten up to form an "O" for "Overcooked." Easy to remember!

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving: 533 calories; 30g fat; 36.7g carbohydrates; 29g protein; 209mg cholesterol; 1235mg sodium.

Full nutrition

Amount Per Serving
Calories 533		Calories from Fat 268
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30g		46%
	Saturated Fat 4g	22%
	Trans Fat 0.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 3.8g
	Monounsaturated Fat 20.2g
Cholesterol 209mg		70%
Sodium 1235mg		51%
Total Carbohydrate 36.7g		12%
	Dietary Fiber 3g	11%
	Sugars 1.3g
Protein 29g

Vitamin A 14%		Vitamin C 19%
Calcium 10%		Iron 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

		Calories:	2,000	2,500
Total Fat		Less than	65g	80g
	Saturated Fat	Less than	20g	25g
Cholesterol		Less than	300mg	300 mg
Sodium		Less than	2,400mg	2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate			300g	375g
	Dietary Fiber		25g	30g

Calories per gram:

Fat 9 • Carbohydrate 4 • Protein 4

Tagged:

Italian Mediterranean Quick And Easy Ready In 30 Dinner Weeknight Date Night Shellfish Seafood Shrimp Pasta Linguine

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Caro Hodgin says:

yumm, your basic shrimp linguini with a simple lemon and oil sauce. such an easy weeknight dinner that seems so gourmet!

Katie Hason says:

Super easy and delicious weeknight meal! Love the hint of spice from the cayenne. Can't wait to make again.

Jessica Scott says:

Absolutely love this shrimp linguine! The lemon, parsley, and cayenne is so flavorful. Also took me less than 30 minutes to make this dish. I added extra shrimp for my boys!

Jenny Cronin says:

Love how easy this was for an after-work scramble to make dinner weeknight. I upped the cayenne for a little kick and everyone in the fam was obsessed. Will definitely be making again!

Janet Gainsley says:

This was so simple and perfect for weeknight meal. I used gluten free pasta and loved the garlic/ lemon flavor!