Shrimp Scampi Pasta

Name: Shrimp Scampi Pasta
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 340 grams angel hair pasta; 1 teaspoons black pepper; 118 milliliters dry white wine; 118 milliliters chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 4 larges garlic cloves, left unpeeled and forced through a garlic press; 59 milliliters olive oil; 454 grams peeled and deveined large shrimp (raw; 20 to 25 per lb); 1 teaspoons dried hot red-pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon salt; 5 Tbsps unsalted butter

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Shrimp Scampi Pastan a try. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This pescatarian recipe has 707 calories, 35g of protein, and 31g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up shrimp, salt, red-pepper flakes, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 20 minutes. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine.

Instructions

Bring a 6- to 8-quart pot of salted water to a boil.

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Meanwhile, heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté shrimp, turning over once, until just cooked through, about 2 minutes, and transfer with a slotted spoon to a large bowl.

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Add garlic to oil remaining in skillet along with red pepper flakes, wine, salt, and pepper and cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, 1 minute.

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Add butter to skillet, stirring until melted, and stir in shrimp.

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Remove skillet from heat.

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Cook pasta in boiling water until just tender, about 3 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta-cooking water, then drain pasta in a colander. Toss pasta well with shrimp mixture and parsley in large bowl, adding some of reserved cooking water if necessary to keep moist.

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