Easy Shrimp and Garlic Bread Pasta

There are almost no ingredients in this one – you are going to love how easy it is.

Easy Shrimp and Garlic Bread Pasta Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 Tablespoons of butter
• 1 1/2 lb of shrimp (peeled and deveined*)
• 1  Lemon (1/2 for zest and the other 1/2 for juice)
• 1/2 cup of ground up packaged Garlic Butter Croutons
• 1 package of your favorite pasta (I recommend angel hair – yum!)
• ~1 cup of reserved pasta water
• Salt and pepper

*How to Peel and Devein a Shrimp

Instructions

• Prepare pasta ahead of time and set aside (remember to save the pasta water!)
• Melt 2 1/2 T of butter in a pan over medium high heat
• Add a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper
• Add 1.5 pounds of shrimp
• Stir mixing all the ingredients – you will hear it sizzling
• Add zest from half of a lemon – brightens up the beautiful flavors
• Continue to stir
• Add cooked pasta and stir
• Cut up 1/2 of the lemon and squeeze over pasta
• Add pasta water in small amounts while stirring until the pasta is moist and not clumping
• Add ground garlic butter croutons
• Stir and mix in thoroughly
• Add additional pasta water as you stir making sure there is a nice sauce
• Add 1/2 T of butter
• Stir and mix in thoroughly
• Plate and enjoy

Give it a try and share a pictures of your tasty creation 🙂

With a grateful heart and a full stomach – Jay