Shrimp Scampi

Name: Shrimp Scampi
Total time: 20 min
Yield: For Two
Ingredients: 400 g large shrimp; 300 g spaghetti or linguine; 5 cloves garlic; 3 tbsp each butter and olive oil; to finish lemon and parsley

Shrimp scampi is a quick, restaurant-style dish of plump shrimp in a garlicky lemon-butter sauce tossed with pasta. It feels indulgent yet comes together in twenty minutes from simple ingredients. A glass of white wine in the sauce adds a lovely depth.

Italian High-Protein Stovetop Dinner Shrimp Pasta

⏱ 20 min
📊 easy
🍽 For Two

Ingredients

400 g large shrimp
300 g spaghetti or linguine
5 cloves garlic
3 tbsp each butter and olive oil
to finish lemon and parsley

Instructions

Cook the pasta until al dente, reserving a cup of the cooking water before draining.
Sear the shrimp in butter and oil for about 90 seconds per side until pink, then remove.
Add the sliced garlic to the pan and cook gently for 30 seconds until fragrant.

Pour in a splash of white wine and the lemon juice and simmer briefly.
Return the shrimp and add the drained pasta, tossing with a little pasta water until silky.
Finish with parsley, a knob of butter, and black pepper, and serve at once.

💡 Chef's tip

Save a cup of the starchy pasta water and use it to loosen the sauce so it clings silkily to every strand.

Cooking the shrimp just until they curl into a loose C and turn pink, then removing them while you build the sauce, keeps them tender instead of rubbery.