Seafood Lemon Pasta

LEMON PEPPER PASTA SEAFOOD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boil, add pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente. Drain, and return pasta to the pot.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook garlic, lemon pepper seasoning, and shrimp in oil until shrimp is cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Toss pasta with shrimp and Parmesan cheese.

LEMON SEAFOOD PASTA

Steps:

• Cook vermicelli according to package directions. Meanwhile, heat oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp, garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir 5-6 minutes or until shrimp turns pink. Add lemon peel, lemon juice and wine; saute 1 minute. Stir in capers, olives and sun-dried tomatoes; saute 1 minute., Drain vermicelli; toss with shrimp mixture. Sprinkle with parsley; gently toss. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

LEMON SPAGHETTI WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Make the shrimp: In a medium saute pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Season the shrimp with the salt and pepper; add to the preheated pan in a single layer. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until pink and cooked through. Set aside.
• Make the pasta: Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, about 8 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta water. Meanwhile, whisk the olive oil, parmesan and lemon zest and juice in a large bowl to blend.
• Toss the pasta with the lemon sauce, shrimp and the reserved cooking liquid, adding it 1/4 cup at a time as needed to moisten. Season with the salt and pepper; stir in the basil. Garnish with the fried capers and more parmesan, if desired.

LEMON SHRIMP PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Coat shrimp with salt and pepper. Cook and stir shrimp in the hot oil until opaque, about 2 minutes per side.
• Cook linguine in the boiling water until tender yet firm to the bite, 1 to 3 minutes.
• Combine lemon zest and juice in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Sprinkle in parsley and stir in butter until melted. Add 2 tablespoons of the pasta cooking water and stir. Drain pasta. Add shrimp to the lemon sauce. Mix pasta, shrimp, sauce, and Parmesan cheese together in a large serving bowl.

SEAFOOD LEMON PASTA

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the lemon zest and juice from the two lemon, with olive oil, chees, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and a few generous grindings black pepper; mix vigorously so the cheese "melts" into the oil and lemon juice. Taste, add more salt and pepper to your liking; set asside
• Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil (1 tablespoon of salt for every 6 cups of water). Cook the pasta according to the package directions for al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta cooking water.
• Return the drained pasta to the hot, empty pot and pour over the lemon-Parmigiano sauce, along with the seafood, tossing with up to 1/2 cup of the reserved cooking paper (to start) to make a creamy sauce that clings to the strands, adding more water as necessary. Add the basil and tossonce or twice just to incorporate.
• Serve immediately with more grated Parmigiano, as desired.

SHRIMP PASTA WITH LEMON-BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook angel hair pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Slice the whole lemon into circles, then cut circles in half. Juice the remaining half lemon and set aside.
• Preheat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add enough chicken stock to cover the bottom of the skillet. Add 1 tablespoon butter with shrimp and lemon slices. Add parsley, salt, and pepper; cook shrimp until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, about 4 minutes. Turn heat off, add tomatoes, and cover with a lid until the heat softens the tomatoes.
• Drain pasta and return to its pan. Add shrimp and tomato mixture and mix to combine. You may take out the lemon slices and squeeze the juice out of them or simply keep them mixed in.
• Add more chicken stock to cover the bottom of the skillet. Add 1 tablespoon butter, more parsley, and the reserved lemon juice. Let the butter melt and simmer, then pour sauce into the pasta along with Parmesan cheese. Stir until fully combined.

LEMON PASTA WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• While the pasta is cooking, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and saute until soft, about 1 minutes. Add chicken broth and lemon juice; bring to a boil.
• Add shrimp and cook only until it turns pink; do not fully cook at this point. Remove shrimp from the sauce and set aside; cover to keep warm.
• Reduce the skillet temperature to medium. Add Parmesan cheese, cream, and lemon zest to the sauce; bring to a simmer. Cook to thicken the sauce, about 2 minutes. Season with salt.
• Add shrimp to the sauce just before it has fully thickened and cook until bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, 1 to 2 minutes; don't overcook.
• Combine shrimp sauce, pasta, and cilantro; toss and serve.