Creamy lemon shrimp pasta

If you’re looking for an incredible dinner which is full of sauce and pizzaz, try this creamy lemon shrimp pasta. It is so easy and ready in no time! I used rigatoni pasta for this recipe but penne and fusilli work wonders for this recipe as well. This meal is highly recommended for a cozy night in for two!

What types of pasta can I use?

For other short pasta recommendations have a look at this article. Longer pasta would also work fine. Boil it first and then add it to the shrimp sauce later. You can also serve this separately aka without tossing the pasta in the shrimp sauce. I do not recommend leftovers because the sauce thickens up as time goes on.

The shrimp is so easy to cook and usually takes less than 10 minutes to cook through. It is seasoned with basil, salt, onion powder and garlic. I also squeezed a bit of lemon juice for a slightly acidic taste to the sauce. You can marinate the shrimp better by refrigerating it overnight for a better taste. Once you fry the shrimp in butter and garlic, remove it from the saucepan and set it aside. Make the cream sauce immediately in the same pan so that it tastes better. This lemon shrimp pasta sauce has lots of butter, cream, onions and garlic.

Other shrimp recipes on the blog that are just as good as this creamy shrimp pasta include:

• Sweet and sour kale chow mein with shrimp
• Shrimp Vietnamese rolls
• Three-cheese spinach shrimp dip

Lemon shrimp pasta

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Servings: 4 Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cooking Time: 30 Minutes 30 Minutes

Rating: 5.0/5

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Ingredients

Shrimp

500g shrimp, peeled 

1 tablespoon basil

1 teaspoon table salt

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 teaspoon ground garlic

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 tablespoon lemon juice  

 

Sauce

2 cups macaroni

5 cups water

1 onion, sliced

1 cup cream

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon table salt

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

2 teaspoons ground basil  

Instructions

1. Season the shrimp with basil, salt, red pepper, garlic, onion powder and lemon juice (follow shrimp ingredients list).
2. Boil the pasta in the water in a saucepan until soft. 
3. Fry the onions in a saucepan with the chopped garlic until translucent.
4. Add in the shrimp and fry for 5 minutes per side.
5. Add the cream, flour, salt, red pepper flakes and basil (follow sauce ingredients list) and lower the heat.
6. Stir occassionally and turn off the heat once the sauce thickens. Stir in the boiled pasta and serve immediately.