Linguine With Shrimp

Name: Linguine With Shrimp
Ingredients: 1 pound large shrimp, peeled, deveined and tails removed; 1 pound inguine; 6-8 garlic cloves, minced; 1/4 cup butter; 3-4 tablespoon olive oil; salt; pepper; red pepper flakes

Joanna Fantozzi|Dec. 23, 2013 12:49 pm EST

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This simple but delicious shrimp dish is a recipe our contributor Joanna Fantozzi's grandmother always prepares for their big Italian-American Christmas feast.Photo Modified: Flickr/jeffreyw

Servings

4

Ingredients

1 pound large shrimp, peeled, deveined and tails removed
1 pound inguine
6-8 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup butter
3-4 tablespoon olive oil
salt
pepper
red pepper flakes

Directions

Wash shrimp, drain. Cook pasta according to package directions, reserve 1 cup pasta water. Melt butter in pan, add garlic. Add shrimp and fry quicky until starting to turn pink, and then add the olive oil. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes to taste. Cook shrimp about 5 minutes - until pink and curled. Add pasta to shrimp, as well as the reserved pasta water. Toss well until all blended, sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste, and serve.Enjoy!