Description
Indulge in a delightful dish of Baked Shrimp Scampi Pasta that combines succulent shrimp with a zesty lemon-garlic sauce, tossed with pasta and baked to perfection with a cheesy Parmesan topping.
Ingredients
Scale
Pasta:
- 12 ounces linguine or spaghetti
Shrimp:
- 1 pound large shrimp (peeled and deveined, tails on or off)
Scampi Sauce:
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Extra lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Cook Pasta: Cook pasta until al dente, drain, and set aside.
- Prepare Scampi Sauce: In a skillet, sauté garlic and red pepper flakes in olive oil and butter. Add wine, lemon juice, zest, remaining butter, salt, and pepper. Cook shrimp until pink, then remove from heat.
- Combine Pasta and Scampi Sauce: Toss cooked pasta with scampi sauce and half of the Parmesan. Transfer to a baking dish, arrange shrimp, sprinkle with remaining Parmesan.
- Bake: Bake for 10–12 minutes until heated through and cheese is golden.
- Serve: Garnish with parsley and lemon wedges before serving.
Notes
- Use jumbo shrimp for a more dramatic presentation.
- Sprinkle with seasoned breadcrumbs for added crunch.
- Gluten-free pasta can be used as a substitute.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 540
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 740mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 195mg