Sautéed Shrimp Scampi with Garlic
Sautéed Shrimp Scampi with Garlic recipe. Seafood shrimp sauté in butter with white wine and garlic and basil creamy sauce and lemon.
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Total Time: 60 min
- Yield: 4
- Category: Meals, supper or lunch, dinner
- Method: Stove top No Bake
Ingredients
1. 8 oz uncooked whole-wheat linguine
2. 1/3 cup olive oil
3. 1 lb large shrimp, peeled, deveined
4. 1 1/2 tsp salt
5. 1/4 tsp pepper
6. 1/4 cup white cooking wine
7. 3 cloves garlic, minced
8. 4 tbsp butter
9. 2 tbsp lemon juice
10. 1/2 cup basil, torn
11. 1 tsp lemon zest
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the directions until al dente.
- Reserve 1 cup of the cooking water
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat
- Add the shrimp and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp of the salt and the pepper
- Add the white wine and garlic and continue to cook, stirring often, until the shrimp are mostly cooked through
- Add the pasta and 1/4 cup of the cooking water and bring to a simmer
- Place the butter, lemon juice, and remaining 1 tsp of salt in the pasta
- Stir constantly until the sauce thickens and coats the pasta
- Add more cooking water, 1/4 cup at a time, as needed
- Remove from the heat and stir in 1/3 cup of basil
- Top with lemon zest, basil leaves, and pepper
Notes
- The wine you would use for this recipe is a dry white wine. Long narrow vegetable like asparagus and green beans would go with this dish as a side dish. The flavor of the side dish will balance the sweet sauce of this sea food dish.