Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta

Ingredients

• 12 ozpasta, spaghetti or linguine
• 1 lbshrimp, peeled and deveined
• 4 tbspbutter
• 5garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• ¼ tspred pepper flakes
• 1lemon, zested and juiced
• ¼ cupparsley, chopped
• 1 tbspolive oil
• salt

Method

1. Boil the pasta in well-salted water until al dente. Save 1 cup pasta water, then drain.

   ⏱ 10 min

2. While it cooks, pat the shrimp dry and season with salt. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook the shrimp until pink and just opaque, about 1 minute per side. Move to a plate.

3. Lower the heat to medium, add the butter, garlic and pepper flakes and cook until the garlic is pale golden, about 1 minute.

4. Add the lemon juice, zest and 1/2 cup pasta water and let it bubble for 1 minute.

5. Add the pasta and shrimp and toss until the sauce turns glossy, adding more pasta water if needed. Stir in the parsley and serve.