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Lemon & Garlic Pasta with Shrimp
Lemon & Garlic Pasta with Shrimp
- Recipe Submitted by Juicy on 03/28/2014
Category: Healthy Recipes, Pasta, Vegetables, Fish
Ingredients List
- 1 pound spaghetti (I used whole wheat)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 lemons
- 6 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- â…› cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium zucchini, finely grated
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled, deveined
- â…› cup white wine
- kosher salt, to taste
- black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
- 3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmigiano cheese
Directions
1. 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.
2. To infuse the olive oil with lemon, peel rind off 1-2 lemons with knife (minus the thick white part). Saute rinds in â…› 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.
3. Squeeze juice from the two peeled lemons; set juice aside.
4. Finely grate the rind of third lemon; set zest aside.
5. In pan with lemon olive oil, saute sliced garlic with crushed red pepper on medium for one minute.
6. To same pan, add shrimp, zucchini, salt, pepper; saute for a few minutes until shrimp is pink (not translucent).
7. Add lemon zest, lemon juice, â…› cup white wine.
8. Continue to cook for a few minutes and then toss in cooked whole wheat pasta.
9. Toss for a couple minutes. Add a little pasta water if pan doesn”™t have enough moisture, or pasta begins to stick together. Taste.
10. Add more salt if needed; add fresh or dried parsley, black pepper and fresly grated Parmigiano cheese.
Enjoy!
2. To infuse the olive oil with lemon, peel rind off 1-2 lemons with knife (minus the thick white part). Saute rinds in â…› 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.
3. Squeeze juice from the two peeled lemons; set juice aside.
4. Finely grate the rind of third lemon; set zest aside.
5. In pan with lemon olive oil, saute sliced garlic with crushed red pepper on medium for one minute.
6. To same pan, add shrimp, zucchini, salt, pepper; saute for a few minutes until shrimp is pink (not translucent).
7. Add lemon zest, lemon juice, â…› cup white wine.
8. Continue to cook for a few minutes and then toss in cooked whole wheat pasta.
9. Toss for a couple minutes. Add a little pasta water if pan doesn”™t have enough moisture, or pasta begins to stick together. Taste.
10. Add more salt if needed; add fresh or dried parsley, black pepper and fresly grated Parmigiano cheese.
Enjoy!
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