Creamy lemon garlic shrimp pasta

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

500 g/1lb tagliatelle (or pasta of your choice)

3 tbsp butter

500 g/1lb shrimp/prawns (deveined and shelled)

4 garlic cloves (crushed)

1 cup/250ml cream

2-3 tbsp fresh lemon juice

handful fresh parsley (finely chopped)

salt (to taste)

pepper (to taste)

Directions

1. Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain and reserve 1 cup of cooking water.

2. In the meantime, melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet/frying pan and cook the prawns in batches until golden brown and opaque. Season the prawns to taste.

3. Remove from the pan and set aside.

4. Add the remaining butter and garlic and cook for a few seconds, until the garlic is fragrant then pour in the cream, lemon juice (start with 2 tablespoons and add more if you wish), parsley and season to taste.

5. Allow to simmer over gentle heat until the sauce coats the back of a spoon. Add the shrimp back in and adjust seasoning.

6. Add the pasta and a little of the cooking water and toss until the pasta is coated in the sauce.

7. Serve with lemon wedges and chopped parsley.

Nutrition

• Calories: 406 kcal
• Total Fat: 6 g
• Saturated Fat: 2 g
• Cholesterol: 210 mg
• Sodium: 695 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 63 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 1 g
• Protein: 25 g