Quick, easy, creamy, and mouth-watering lemon garlic shrimp linguine with asparagus will be your family's new favorite dish! This restaurant-grade elegant dish is ready in the amount of time it takes you to cook the pasta to al dente. Yeah, that fast!
Shrimp is one of the simplest seafood to cook. It has an obvious visual indicator for when they are done cooking and are perfectly done so just by tossing them in a pan for a few minutes.
Although everyone loves some jumbo shrimp, you’ll want a small size so you can fit both a shrimp and a healthy mouthful of pasta. I recommend getting shrimp that is 26-30 pieces per pound.
Why this recipe works:
Making lemon-garlic shrimp is a great start point for any beginner chef and it will make them feel like a master chef. As I said, shrimp is super easy to cook and pasta, well, the directions are on the box!
If you’ve got an eager soul in the house who wants to start cooking, a pasta dish is a good first step.
Shrimp is high in protein. A serving of shrimp also provides an impressive amount of key nutrients.
Linguine or linguini?
Linguine is a common kind of pasta, and it's more commonly spelled linguine than linguini. Either way you spell it, it's an Italian word that's the plural form of linguina, "little tongue."
The name is kind of whimsical or gross, depending on how you look at it. A slightly wider, flatter noodle, linguine is great for creamier sauces.
This pasta dish has a whole mix of amazing flavors, from the tartness of lemon to the spice of the red pepper flakes.
Add the bright color and crunch of the asparagus, and you have a true work of art. It also has a luxurious creaminess from the Mascarpone cheese that will warm your belly and your soul.
Thank goodness this meal is done quickly, so you can dig in within minutes.
Once you get the shrimp cooking in the pan, your whole house will smell absolutely divine, and you’re bound to have some hungry floaters in the kitchen to see what’s brewing.
Shrimp, lemon, and creamy pasta are a match made in heaven, maybe not for your waistline, but most definitely for your taste buds.
Ingredients:
- linguine
- asparagus
- shrimp
- lemon
- butter
- garlic
- crushed red pepper flakes
- dry white wine
- mascarpone cheese
How to make it:
- Cook the linguine in the boiling water according to package directions until al dente. Reserve about ยพ cup cooking water and then drain the pasta.
- While the pasta is cooking, prepare the asparagus. Remove the bottom ยฝ to 1-inch of the stems or the part that is tough and woody. Chop the remaining asparagus into 1-inch pieces.
- Toss the shrimp with the lemon zest and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add asparagus and cook until barely tender (but not too soft or mushy), 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in garlic and red pepper flakes and cook 1 minute more. Add the shrimp and cook until just opaque, about 4 minutes. Stir in wine and lemon juice, bring to a boil and cook until slightly reduced, about 1 minute.
- Add the drained pasta, cheese, and ยฝ cup of the cooking water. Toss well adding more cooking water as needed until the pasta and shrimp are coated and the sauce looks creamy.
- Remove from the heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!
Related Recipes:
- Quick and Easy Shrimp Risotto
- Grilled Shrimp Kebabs
- Garlic Shrimp Tapa
- Spicy Shrimp in Kataifi
- Shrimp Scampi
- Bang Bang Shrimp
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Lemon Garlic Shrimp with Linguine Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb linguine
- ยฝ lb asparagus
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ยผ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or more to taste
- ยผ cup dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ยฝ cup mascarpone cheese
Instructions
- Cook the linguine in the boiling water according to package directions until al dente. Reserve about ยพ cup cooking water and then drain the pasta.
- While the pasta is cooking, prepare the asparagus. Remove the bottom ยฝ to 1-inch of the stems or the part that is tough and woody. Chop the remaining asparagus into 1-inch pieces.
- Toss the shrimp with the lemon zest and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add asparagus and cook until barely tender (but not too soft or mushy), 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in garlic and red pepper flakes and cook 1 minute more. Add the shrimp and cook until just opaque, about 4 minutes. Stir in wine and lemon juice, bring to a boil and cook until slightly reduced, about 1 minute.
- Add the drained pasta, cheese and ยฝ cup of the cooking water. Toss well adding more cooking water as needed until the pasta and shrimp are coated and sauce looks creamy.
- Remove from the heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!
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dila says
I really like this thank you for the recipe
Jas says
You're very welcome ๐
richellaparham says
Oh my goodness, Jas, this looks delicious!! I've pinned this for future reference. I always have shrimp on hand, and I love to get new recipes featuring shrimp. Yum!
Thanks so much for joining the Grace at Home party at Imparting Grace. I'm featuring you this week!
Jas says
Thank you so much for the feature, Richella! I always keep shrimp in my freezer too only because my husband loves them so much and I kind of like him too, ha! ๐
srenker16 says
I will bring the Italian bread loaf you mentioned and be right over for lunch....I wish....Looks amazing and Pinned!
Jas says
Lol, Susan! Deal ๐ Thanks for stopping in.
Rebecca - Glutarama says
Oh my goodness me, this is the perfect summers dish for me, I adore seafood and this would be perfect on a a summers eve with an ice cold glass of white. #BrilliantBlogPosts
Jas says
I'm happy you like it, Rebecca! Enjoy! ๐
AnnMarie says
Wow! Putting this on the menu for next week! Thanks for sharing it.
Debrashoppeno5 says
I love pasta dishes. This recipe is so elegant and it looks easy. It is on must try list.
Karly says
Iโm super excited about this dish, it looks amazing!
Jas says
Thank you, Karly! Happy you like it ๐
Donna Reidland says
This look delicious! Definitely pinning.
Jas says
Thanks so much, Donna!
Lynne says
This looks delicious! This looks like a recipe my family will love. Thank you for sharing!
Jas says
I hope they will! ๐ Thank you, Lynne!
Life Diet Health says
This looks like something my boys would love. Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday .
Jas says
If they like shrimp, they'll love this recipe ๐
Life Diet Health says
Super, look forward to making it for them. Thanks.