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This simple Shrimp Linguine recipe is covered in a lemon butter sauce that will have you licking your plate clean! The best part is it's made in less than 20 minutes!
Do you love seafood recipes as much as I do? Try Baked Salmon, Fish and Chips, Lobster Roll, or Easy Homemade Crab Cakes!
Why I love this recipe:
- Basic ingredients – Once you've got your shrimp, all you need to make shrimp scampi is butter, olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, lemon, crushed red pepper, and parmesan cheese.
- Fast (20 minutes) -. This is the easiest dish EVER, and it's just a bonus that's it's delicious and impressive.
- Kid-friendly – Even at 1 and 2 years old, my kids LOVED this meal. Cut the shrimp into small pieces and serve with their favorite noodles.
Purchasing Shrimp: What to Know
If you live in an area where you can buy fresh shrimp, lucky you! Definitely do that.
For everyone else, you can purchase shrimp at the store in all varieties (large, medium, small, shell on/off, tail on/off, fresh, frozen, etc.) but for this shrimp pasta recipe we recommend buying extra large, tail-on, un-cooked shrimp. Once thawed, remove the shells.
I usually buy frozen shrimp from the freezer section. You can also buy thawed shrimp from the seafood counter. Remember that the higher quality the shrimp, the better your shrimp linguine will taste.
To Thaw Shrimp: Leave the shrimp in the refrigerator overnight OR pour them into a bowl and cover them with cold water for about an hour. Drain the shrimp and use paper towels to soak up the water.
How to make Shrimp Linguine:
Cook Shrimp: Season the shrimp with salt and pepper. Melt butter in a large skillet, add garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Add the shrimp and sauté just until they turn pink, about 4-5 minutes, tossing often.
Add Seasonings: Remove shrimp from the heat and add the parsley, lemon zest, lemon juice, lemon slices, and red pepper flakes.
Toss to Combine: Sprinkle parmesan cheese on garlic shrimp pasta and toss everything gently. Season with additional salt and pepper, if needed.
Serve: Serve shrimp linguine with crusty bread or homemade breadsticks.
Recipe Variations:
- Add White Wine: Add ¼ cup of white wine in step 3, sautéing for a few minutes to let it cook down a little.
- Add Veggies: Toss in some asparagus and cherry tomatoes.
- Zucchini Noodles: For a healthier twist, swap out the linguine for zucchini noodles.
More Shrimp Recipes:
- Shrimp Alfredo
- Fresh Spring Rolls
- Shrimp Tacos
- Cioppino
- Shrimp Pad Thai
- Fajitas
- Easy Shrimp Cocktail
- Shrimp Creole
- Spanish Paella
- Authentic New Orleans Gumbo
Shrimp Linguine
Ingredients
- 1 pound linguine noodles, , white or wheat
- 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- 5 cloves garlic, , minced
- 1 pound large shrimp, , about 20 shrimp, peeled and deveined
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, , to taste
- 1/2 cup fresh chopped parsley, , chopped
- lemon zest, , from ½ of a large lemon
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, , about 2 lemons
- 1/2 lemon, , thinly sliced in half-rounds
- crushed red pepper flakes, , to taste
- 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add a little bit of oil and salt to the boiling water and cook the linguine according to package instructions.
- Meanwhile, season the shrimp with salt and pepper and set aside.
- Add the butter and olive oil to an extra-large skillet over medium-low. Once the butter has melted, add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute, being careful not to burn it.
- Add the shrimp and sauté just until they turn pink, about 4-5 minutes, tossing often.
- Remove from the heat and add the parsley, lemon zest, lemon juice, lemon slices, and red pepper flakes.
- Toss to combine. Season with additional salt and pepper, if needed.
- When the pasta is cooked, drain the water and add the noodles to the sauté pan.
- Top with fresh parmesan cheese and toss everything gently to combine. Serve.
Notes
- Add White Wine: Add ¼ cup of white wine in step 3, sautéing for a few minutes to let it cook down a little.
- Add Veggies: Toss in some asparagus and cherry tomatoes.
- Zucchini Noodles: For a healthier twist, swap out the linguine for zucchini noodles.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Recipe adapted from Ina Garten.
*I originally shared this recipe May 2016. Updated February 2020 and October 2022.
Delicious!! Thank you ❤️❤️
My dog doesn’t like garlic so used ginger instead. I also added some vinigar to give it an extra kick.
The dish ended up being way too gingery, and the vinegar taste really doesn’t go well with the shrimp and lemon.
I was looking forward to cooking this for months so was very disappointed when it ended up being awful ): Maybe I should try adding some chocolate next time?
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Love it! Thank you.
I love your recipes! I’ve tried several and am going to do scampi this week. I feel so confident following your recipes that I know it will be fabulous.
My husband says he doesn’t like garlic. I admit I only used 3 cloves instead of 5. He loved it! Served it with roasted broccoli. And I’m all about the fresh grated parmesan! Really yummy. Thank you.
Way too much lemon! And like the other person said, no cheese. Pretty good recipe, otherwise.
This was very good!! And so simple! The crushed red peppers added some spice, but husband loved that! Will deff make again.
It was very good.
Made this turned out horrible added broccoli per request of my son don’t know if it was broccoli or lemon that ruined this dish but what a waste of money disappointed was really hungry for this
Somehow I used a little too much lemon 🍋. My wife liked the shrimp and the salad I served w/ dinner, but she didn’t care for the pasta. “Too tangy”. My daughter and I both liked the whole dish including the pasta. I did not put the lemon zest, just the juice of two lemons.
Wine for sure and I use bay scallops. Italians do not use cheese with fish! No Parmesan please