This garlic butter shrimp pasta is bright, rich, and indulgent!
Garlic butter and shrimp go hand in hand. They complement each other’s flavors perfectly and create a delightful juicy texture in the dish.
Add some well-cooked pasta and you’ve got yourself the perfect dinner!
In this recipe, we have combined the succulent shrimp and rich garlic butter with umami sundried tomatoes, and herbaceous basil to make a pasta dish that you will be craving after the first bite!
This is the ideal meal to make for a quick weeknight meal or for a date night when you want to impress!
Why you will love this Butter Shrimp Pasta recipe…
Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta with Sundried Tomatoes & Basil
Ingredients
For the shrimp:
- 1 lb large shrimp peeled & deveined
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional, for heat)
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp olive oil
For the pasta:
- 8 oz linguine or spaghetti
- 3 tbsp salted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup sundried tomatoes, chopped (packed in oil, drained)
- ½ cup dry white wine (or chicken broth)
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup fresh basil, roughly chopped
- Juice of ½ lemon
Instructions
Ingredients
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta 1 minute less than the package instructions. Reserve ½ cup pasta water, then drain and set aside.
- Toss shrimp with salt, pepper, paprika, and red pepper flakes.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add shrimp and sear for 1-2 minutes per side until pink and opaque. Remove and set aside.
- Reduce heat to medium and melt the butter in the same skillet.
- Add garlic and sauté 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in sundried tomatoes and cook for 1 minute.
- Deglaze the pan with white wine, scraping up the browned bits. Simmer for 2 minutes until slightly reduced.
- Stir in heavy cream and Parmesan. Let simmer until thickened.
- Toss in the cooked pasta and shrimp. Add reserved pasta water a splash at a time until silky.
- Stir in fresh basil and lemon juice. Taste and adjust seasoning.
- Plate the pasta and garnish with extra Parmesan, basil, and a drizzle of olive oil. Serve hot!
Nutrition
Serving Suggestions
This dish is well balanced so all you need to serve it with is some crusty garlic bread.
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Shrimp Pasta FAQs
How do you thicken garlic pasta sauce?
Cream-based sauces like these will naturally thicken as you let the sauce reduce so there’s no need for additional thickeners.
How do you get the strong garlic taste out of pasta?
This is likely happening because you haven’t cooked the garlic enough. Make sure to toast the garlic until fragrant before deglazing the pan.
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