Creamy Shrimp Scampi Linguine recipe
This Creamy Shrimp Scampi Linguine recipe is made with spinach and come in a thick cream lemon, parmesan cheese, garlic sauce that is absolutely delicious!
If you liked this recipe be sure to try my Tortellini In Lemon Garlic Sauce recipe it is just as good.
The pasta that I used for this Creamy Shrimp Scampi Linguine recipe is a thicker pasta as it holds the sauce well. However you can use just about any type you have on hand if you do not want to use Linguine.
What I love about this dish is that it is super filling and is ready in less than 30 minutes!
What is in Creamy Shrimp Scampi Linguine recipe
- Pasta of your choice, I choose fettuccini pasta
- Prawns
- Butter
- Spinach
- Fresh Garlic
- Garlic powder
- Onion Powder
- Italian cheese mix
- Parmesan cheese
- Lemon
- Parsley
- Cream
- Flour
One thing about this recipe is that is is versatile, don’t want to use spinach switch it out for kale or peas even. Don’t want to use prawns simple use chicken instead or just go vegetarian.
Totally up to you how you decide to make this dish.
How to make Creamy Shrimp Scampi Linguine recipe
- Start by cooking the pasta cook till al dente remove it once it has cooked to the texture of your liking.
- Meanwhile, in another pot cook the spinach till fully cooked, strain and set aside
- Next in a medium pot add the butter and garlic and raw prawns and cook till fragrant roughly 2 minutes!
- Remove the garlic prawns and set aside
- In the same pot add in the cream then whisk in the flour and blend till smooth over medium-low heat
- Add in the cheese and blend till creamy then add back in the garlic shrimp and spinach
- Seasonings and toss with lemon juice and parmesan cheese
- Add in the pasta, toss to coat
- Serve
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Creamy Shrimp Scampi Linguine recipe
Ingredients
- 250 grams of Linguine pasta
- 12 Prawns
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 2 cups of Spinach (fresh or frozen)
- 3 Fresh Garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 cup Italian cheese mix
- 1 1/2 cups Cream
- 1 tbsp Flour
- To taste Parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp of Lemon juice
- 1 tbsp Parsley
Instructions
- Start by cooking the pasta cook till al dente remove it once it has cooked to the texture of your liking.
- Meanwhile, in another pot cook the spinach till fully cooked, strain and set aside
- Next in a medium pot add the butter and garlic and raw prawns and cook till fragrant roughly 2 minutes!
- Remove the garlic prawns and set aside
- In the same pot add in the cream then whisk in the flour and blend till smooth over medium-low heat
- Add in the cheese and blend till creamy then add back in the garlic shrimp and spinach
- Seasonings and toss with lemon juice and parmesan cheese
- Add in the pasta, toss to coat
- Serve
Notes
You can use fresh or frozen spinach, just be sure that if your using frozen to drain all the liquid out
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 3 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 908Total Fat: 66gSaturated Fat: 41gTrans Fat: 2gUnsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 239mgSodium: 671mgCarbohydrates: 52gFiber: 5gSugar: 6gProtein: 29g
These calculations are based off Nutritionix