Spaghetti pasta is a staple food of Italian cuisine. Lemon Pasta With Roasted Shrimps is made using spaghetti pasta. Lemon zest and lemon juice is added to this recipe. The shrimps are roasted separately in an oven and then tossed into cooked lemony pasta.
When I was grating the lemon to make lemon zest, the entire kitchen was smelling divine due to the fresh fragrance of lemon. This lemon pasta with roasted shrimps tastes divine too. Make sure to cook the pasta al-dente i.e. do not over boil it. While boiling pasta add salt to boiling water. Salt helps the pasta to better absorb the sauce. Do not break the pasta while boiling and also boil the pasta in sufficient water as too little water will make the pasta sticky.
Cook this lemon pasta with roasted shrimps for parties like birthday or anniversary and impress your guests. Pair this pasta with wine and make a truly delicious celebratory meal.
Ingredients to make lemon pasta with roasted shrimps:
- Spaghetti pasta – Star ingredient to make this recipe. Use best quality spaghetti pasta.
- Butter – Boiled pasta is tossed in butter.
- Lemon zest and lemon juice – These two ingredients are added to provide a fresh and delicious lemon flavor to the recipe.
- Basil leaves – Finally chopped basil leaves are added which provides a delicious herb taste to this lemon pasta with shrimps.
- Black pepper powder – Little bit of spice is added to this recipe which enhances the taste.
- Olive oil – Olive oil is used while roasting shrimps.
Steps to make lemon shrimp pasta:
- Marinate the shrimps by applying ingredients mentioned for marination namely black pepper powder, olive oil and salt and keep aside for 30 minutes.
- Line the baking tray with aluminium foil. Place the marinated shrimps in baking tray. Keep distance between each shrimp. Grill for 10 minutes at 200 C in grill mode.
- After 10 minutes, flip and grill for 5 more minutes.
- Boil pasta al-dente in 4 cups water. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to the water.
- Drain the pasta. Reserve the water in which pasta was boiled.
- Heat a skillet, add butter to it. After the butter melts, add boiled pasta and toss.
- Add lemon zest, chopped basil, black pepper powder and lemon juice and toss.
- Add salt to taste and toss.
- Now add 1/2 cup of the water in which pasta was boiled and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the roasted shrimps and toss.
You might be interested in other pasta recipes too.
Lemon Pasta With Roasted Shrimps
spaghetti lemon shrimp pasta is perfect for parties or any occasion.
Equipment
- Frying pan
Ingredients
- 1/2 packet spaghetti pasta
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 8 basil leaves finely chopped
- 2 teaspoon black pepper powder
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt to taste
For marinating shrimps:
- 15 shrimps peeled and de-veined
- 2 teaspoon black pepper powder
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Marinate the shrimps by applying ingredients mentioned for marination namely black pepper powder, olive oil and salt and keep aside for 30 minutes.
- Line the baking tray with aluminium foil. Place the marinated shrimps in baking tray. Keep distance between each shrimp. Grill for 10 minutes at 200 C in grill mode.
- After 10 minutes, flip and grill for 5 more minutes.
- Boil pasta al-dente in 4 cups water. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to the water.
- Drain the pasta. Reserve the water in which pasta was boiled.
- Heat a skillet, add butter to it. After the butter melts, add boiled pasta and toss.
- Add lemon zest, chopped basil, black pepper powder and lemon juice and toss.
- Add salt to taste and toss.
- Now add 1/2 cup of the water in which pasta was boiled and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the roasted shrimps and toss.
- You might be interested in other pasta recipes too.
Notes
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