Shrimp Pasta Sauce Italian style
Delicious Shrimp Pasta Sauce: when you’re looking for an authentic Italian pasta sauce recipe, you know that you’re looking for simplicity, using just few ingredients along with some basic cooking techniques to simply enhance the natural flavour of the food and still having amazing and utterly delicious.
This pasta sauce may seem not so special from the pictures but I ensure you this dish is so so so tasty that you could compete with a proper Italian restaurant near the Amalfi coast!
So trust me when I’m saying that this is amazingly delicious, because it is and it’s also ridiculously quick to make, less than the pasta cooking time – just 3 minutes!
For this recipe I suggest you to use Spelt Spaghetti because their nutty taste goes perfectly with this shrimp sauce, giving you the sensation of eating in a fine restaurant.
Spelt is an ancient grain and is really healthy, it’s low in calories than the classic wheat, easier to digest because the extra fiber contained in it aids in the digestion of the gluten. This particularly rich grain is high in protein and satisfies the stomach, so you only need a little to fill you up, perfect for your diet – healthy and satisfying!
Always remember to buy quality ingredients to have the most satisfying experience, especially when you’re cooking Italian.
You can find authentic Italian Spelt pasta along with other authentic Italian specialities in this fabulous online shop “Bellavita Shop“* who is based in London, UK. I really suggest you to see all the authentic and marvellous food and drinks they sell: Artisan Italian food of unique quality at your fingertips, at last!
*Spelt Spaghetti were complimentary, but as always, my opinions are my own.
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King Prawn Pasta Sauce with Garlic and Lemon Zest Italian Style
Difficulty: super easy
Preparation: 0 minutes 
Cooking Time: 3 minutes
Yield: 2 servings
INGREDIENTS:
- 160 grams / 2/5 pounds Spelt pasta
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
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2 garlic cloves, peeled (slightly squashed with your hands)
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200 grams / 1/2 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined if necessary / King prawns (reserve 6 with tail for decoration)
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30 ml / 1/8 cup dry white wine
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finely grated zest of 2 lemons (only the yellow part)
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2 tbsp Parmigiano Reggiano cheeseOptional:
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shrimp shells
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2 tbsp butterTo serve:
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1 small bunch parsley leaves, finely chopped
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some curly thin strips of lemon zest
INSTRUCTIONS:
Cook pasta al dente.
While the pasta is cooking, make the shrimp pasta sauce as follows (it takes just 3 minutes).
(Optional) If you want to add more flavour to this dish, cook the shrimp shells (and heads) in butter for 3 minutes in a small saucepan. Discard the shells, drain the flavoured butter and add it to the following pan.
Put a large pan over medium-high heat. Add e.v. olive oil (optional: add also the flavoured shrimp butter), garlic cloves and shrimps and stir until the shrimps are halfway cooked (1 minute).
Sprinkle with white wine and let the alcohol evaporate.
Remove from heat, discard the garlic cloves, add the finely grated lemon zest, stir a bit, add Parmigiano cheese and mix very well.
Leave apart the 6 shrimps with tail for decoration.
Add cooked pasta to the pan, give a stir and serve immediately.
Decorate every pasta dish by sprinkling over some chopped parsley, some curly strips of lemon zest and put the cooked shrimps with tail in the middle or as you prefer.
Now enjoy this super healthy, quick and delicious seafood pasta with all the flavours of Italy.
3 Minutes Shrimp Pasta Sauce with Garlic and Lemon Zest, Italian Style - Healthy, Easy and Quick - Deliciously amazing!
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A simple Shrimp Pasta Sauce, Italian style, super easy and super delicious!
Author: Ilaria's Perfect Recipes
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 2
Ingredients
- 160 grams / 2/5 pounds Spelt pasta
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled (slightly squashed with your hands)
- 200 grams / ½ pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined if necessary / King prawns (reserve 6 with tail for decoration)
- 30 ml / ⅛ cup dry white wine
- finely grated zest of 2 lemons (only the yellow part)
- 2 tbsp Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
Optional:
- shrimp shells
- 2 tbsp butter
To serve:
- 1 small bunch parsley leaves, finely chopped
- some curly thin strips of lemon zest
Instructions
- Cook pasta al dente.
(Optional) If you want to add more flavour to this dish, cook the shrimp shells (and heads) in butter for 3 minutes in a small saucepan. Discard the shells, drain the flavoured butter and add it to the following pan.
- Put a large pan over medium-high heat.
- Add e.v. olive oil (optional: add also the flavoured shrimp butter), garlic cloves and shrimps and stir until the shrimps are halfway cooked (1 minute).
- Sprinkle with white wine and let the alcohol evaporate.
- Remove from heat, discard the garlic cloves, add the finely grated lemon zest, stir a bit, add Parmigiano cheese and mix very well.
- Leave apart the 6 shrimps with tail for decoration.
- Add cooked pasta to the pan, give a stir and serve immediately.
- Decorate every pasta dish by sprinkling over some chopped parsley, some curly strips of lemon zest and put the cooked shrimps with tail in the middle or as you prefer.
