Creamy lemon garlic shrimp pasta

• porții: 4 servings
• timp activ: 10 minutes
• timp total: 30 minutes

Ingrediente

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)

Instrucțiuni

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.

Nutriție

• Calorii: 406 kcal
• Grăsime totală: 6 g
• Grăsime saturată: 2 g
• Colesterol: 210 mg
• Sodiu: 695 mg
• Carbohidrați totali: 63 g
• Fibre dietetice: 2 g
• Zaharuri totale: 1 g
• Proteine: 25 g