Ultimate Shrimp Scampi Linguini

KPD's Note:

This is a super simple recipe for shrimp scampi. Such a rich and elegant dish! For the white wine, I would recommend a Pinot Grigio. This is my take on a Tyler Florence recipe from Tyler's Ultimate!

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb linguine, cooked and reserve 1 cup cooking liquid
• 4 tablespoons butter, divided
• 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

Directions:

1. Saute garlic, shallots and red pepper flakes in 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat in large skillet.
2. Add shrimp to skillet, cooking until pink about 2-3 minutes. Remove shrimp from pan.
3. Add wine and lemon juice to skillet. When mixture comes to a boil, add 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons olive oil. When butter melts, return shrimp to pan and add parsley, cooked pasta and 1 cup pasta cooking liquid. Toss to combine.
4. To be extra fancy: drizzle a little more olive oil over finished dish!

Reviews

[Mikey Kone]

This was very good. I was hesitant to add as much of the cooking water as it called for, but it really kept the pasta from being too dry. Thanks

[Carol Elizabeth]

This was fantastic! I used 2 pounds of shrimp instead of one. I cleaned the shrimp and simmered the shells in 1 cup of water to use in place of the pasta water. I didn't have a shallot so I used a small onion and I only used 1/2 tsp. of crushed red pepper. I added the salt and pepper to the shrimp while they were cooking. My DS gave this 10 stars. This is a definite keeper. Thanks for a super recipe!!

[emcquaid]

This was a hit at my house! I've never made shrimp scampi before and was a bit surprised how quickly everything had to go after putting the shrimp into the pan. But cooked up fast and was super yummy!