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Your new summer pasta recipe is here. This recipe is quick, easy and delicious. It can be made with various pasta and proteins.

Easy Shrimp Pasta

Your new summer pasta recipe is here. This recipe is quick, easy and delicious. It can be made with various pasta and proteins.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 quarts Water
  • 8 oz Spaghetti, Fettuccine, or other pasta uncooked
  • 2 cups Baby Spinach chopped
  • 1 pound Large Shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 1 tbsp Old Bay Seasoning
Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil extra virgin
  • 2 tbsp Lemon Juice fresh
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
  • 1 tbsp Capers rinsed
  • 1/4 cup Fresh Basil chopped

Method
 

  1. Bring 3 quarts water to a boil in a Dutch oven. Add pasta; cook 8 minutes.
  2. Mix together sauce ingredients.
  3. While Pasta is cooking, season and add shrimp to pan; cooking 1 ½ minutes on each side, or until shrimp are done.
  4. Pasta should be cooked al dente – or to your liking.
  5. Add chopped spinach to pasta water, if desired, until just wilted. Drain.
  6. Place pasta mixture in a large bowl. Stir in sauce mixture. Add Shrimp.
  7. Top with fresh basil and freshly grated parmesan cheese if desired.

Notes

I sometimes substitute chopped asparagus – adding to the pasta when there is about 3-4 minutes of cooking time left. Also, this dish is great with chicken, scallops and other proteins.