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Lemon & Garlic Pasta with Shrimp

Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 1 pound spaghetti I used whole wheat
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 3 lemons
  • 6 garlic cloves peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1/8 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium zucchini finely grated
  • 1 pound shrimp peeled, deveined
  • 1/8 cup white wine
  • kosher salt to taste
  • black pepper freshly ground, to taste
  • 3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmigiano cheese

Instructions

  • Cook pasta to al dente; retain one cup of pasta water and set aside. Drain pasta and toss with a tablespoon of butter; set aside.
  • To infuse the olive oil with lemon, peel rind off 1-2 lemons with knife (minus the thick white part). Saute rinds in 1/8 cup olive oil on low for 15 - 20 minutes. Leave 2 tablespoons of olive oil in pan and remove the rest. Discard skin and save olive oil for future use.
  • Squeeze juice from the two peeled lemons; set juice aside.
  • Finely grate the rind of third lemon; set zest aside.
  • In pan with lemon olive oil, saute sliced garlic with crushed red pepper on medium for one minute.
  • To same pan, add shrimp, zucchini, salt, pepper; saute for a few minutes until shrimp is pink (not translucent).
  • Add lemon zest, lemon juice, 1/8 cup white wine.
  • Continue to cook for a few minutes and then toss in cooked whole wheat pasta.
  • Toss for a couple minutes. Add a little pasta water if pan doesn't have enough moisture, or pasta begins to stick together. Taste.
  • Add more salt if needed; add fresh or dried parsley, black pepper and fresly grated Parmigiano cheese.
  • Enjoy!