Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta

  

Here’s a delicious recipe for Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta that you can easily make at home:

 

Ingredients:

8 ounces fettuccine

1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

8 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided

4 cloves garlic, minced

½ teaspoon dried oregano

½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

2 cups baby arugula

¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

Instructions:

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well.

Season shrimp with salt and pepper, to taste; set aside.

Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

Add garlic, oregano, and red pepper flakes, cooking and stirring frequently until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.

Add shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, until pink, about 2-3 minutes; set aside.

Melt the remaining 6 tablespoons of butter in the skillet.

Stir in pasta, arugula, and Parmesan until the arugula begins to wilt, about 2 minutes.

Stir in the shrimp.

Serve immediately, garnished with parsley if desired.