Spaghetti With Shrimp, Capers and Garlic

Submitted by Stacky5

"This simple and straightforward pasta recipe can be whipped up on a moment's notice with pantry ingredients and shrimp -- just the thing for a busy week night supper. Olive oil plays a big role here, so use only the best extra virgin olive oil you can find. Recipe courtesy of a CooksRecipes e-mail I received. YUM!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 lb dried spaghetti
• 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus more to taste
• 1 1⁄2 lbs medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 3 tablespoons bottled capers, rinsed and coarsely chopped if large
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• parmigiano-reggiano cheese, freshly grated

directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the spaghetti and cook, stirring occasionally, until barely tender.
2. While the pasta cooks, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large (12-inch) skillet over medium heat. Add the shrimp and cook for 1 minute. Add the capers and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally until the shrimps turn pink and firm, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice, parsley and season with salt and pepper.
3. Drain the spaghetti and return to the warmed pot. Add the shrimp and its sauce and toss, adding the remaining 3 tablespoons oil or more if you wish.
4. Transfer to a large, warmed serving bowl.
5. Garish with freshly grated parmegiano reggiano cheese. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[N0_0ne]

This was very good. My adaptation was to add some yellow pepper a little white wine and some blanched broccoli just to add some extra flavors and colors, came out nicely.

 

[AaliyahsAaronsMum]

LOVED it! Very quick and easy, perfect for a lazy sunday afternoon! A lovely dish full of flavours with few simple ingredients! The only change I made was add in a pinch of crushed chilli flakes since we like a bit of a kick! And I used tagliatelle instead of spaghetti since that's what I had. I served it with garlic bread and everybody enjoyed it. Thank you, Stacky5, for sharing this wonderful recipe.. definitely will be making it again!

 

[Anonymous]

I used butter instead of olive oil - this was exquisitely easy and totally delicious! I also added more capers, because extra capers make everything better. Adding this to my list of make-agains.

 

[vhenus.cam]

i want to try it now!

 

[trinalynne.star]

LOVED IT! So easy to follow and it really really tasted soo goood!!!