Althea joins Mercedes in the kitchen to make a lemon pasta that mom is sure to love! This dish is very simple and only takes a few ingredients and minutes to make. Plus, who doesn't love a pasta dish with shrimp in it?
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Recipe:
Creamy Lemon Pasta with Shrimp
Ingredients:
- Kosher or sea salt, to taste.
- ¾ cup Olive Oil
- Meyer Lemon Zest
- Meyer Lemon (regular lemon if you can’t find Meyer)
- 3 Shallots minced.
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 1 cup parmesan cheese
- 1# fettuccine (or any pasta of your choosing)
- Black Pepper, to taste
- Parsley for garnish
- ½ pound of shrimp, tail off
Directions:
Boil noodled as directed, al dente, reserving ½ cup of pasta water.
Heat olive oil in large skillet, with lemon zest over medium heat.
Add salt and shallots.
Whisk in heavy cream and simmer for 2 minutes.
Add in juice of one Meyer lemon.
Stir in parmesan cheese and the reserved pasta water, cook until blended.
Add in shrimp until cooked, 3-4 minutes (until no longer pink)
Drain pasta and mix all together.
Place in serving bowl, garnish with parsley.
Can substitute chicken for the shrimp or be vegetarian.
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