Creamy Lemon Pepper Shrimp and Pasta with Basil and Tomatoes
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We have a few go-to recipes that appear almost every week in our menu lineup. Shrimp and pasta is one of those. It’s come to be one of my daughter’s top requests. I usually toss a basil pesto or some combination of the same flavors together, but thought I’d take the opportunity to switch things up just a tad.
This was a quick and easy recipe. I used the Lemon Pepper Sauté Express® Sauté Starter, along with a pinch of red pepper flakes to make Creamy Lemon Pepper Shrimp Pasta with Basil and Tomatoes.
I made a basic cream sauce using canned diced tomatoes, fresh basil, red pepper flakes, and heavy cream. It reminded me a bit of a vodka sauce, minus the vodka. Totally a winner that I’m sure we’ll be revisiting again. And so very quick and simple too!
You’ll find the printable recipe below. Enjoy!
Creamy Lemon Pepper Shrimp and Pasta with Basil and Tomatoes Recipe
Creamy Lemon Pepper Shrimp and Pasta with Basil and Tomatoes
An easy shrimp and pasta dish that's perfect for any night of the week.
Ingredients
- 7 ounces farfalle pasta (or preferred pasta)
- 2 squares Lemon Pepper Sauté Express® Sauté Starter
- 1 pound uncooked shrimp, peeled
- 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
- pinch red pepper flakes
- 1/3 cup fresh basil leaves, loosely packed
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package instructions.
- Melt Lemon Pepper Sauté Express® Sauté Starter in a sauté pan over medium until bubbling.
- Add shrimp and cook 1 minute each side. Remove and cover.
- Add diced tomatoes to pan and stir to combine. Increase heat to medium-high, cover and cook 3 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low. Add pinch of red pepper flakes, basil and heavy cream. Whisk together or stir to combine well.
- Add cooked pasta and shrimp, toss altogether.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
I’m not a huge fan of chicken, but these might really help me learn how to enjoy it! 😀
I would use Sauté Express to cook a skillet full of red onions, yellow squash, zucchini, and tomatoes.
I also love LoL saute’ butters. I would use the italian spices butter for my Chicken Marsala..in fact I have ; ) It was the perfect amount of spice and all I needed was the marsala wine and cream a little parmesan cheese VOILA!
I would use the saute express lemon pepper seasoning and the prize to create a nice, light lemon pepper shrimp salad. I can taste it now, eating it alfresco with a nice summer wine.
Wow. . . this looks so yummy!! I would add chicken and some fresh veggies to either the Garlic and Herb saute or the Lemon Pepper saute. They both sound great!!
Chicken wings grilled with Land O’Lakes Lemon Pepper Butter served with green beans in Land O’Lakes Olive Oil Butter in the skillet on the grill … mmmm delicious!
The Lemon Pepper would make a fabulous new spin on a chicken/pasta/veggie dish I love to make.
Creamy Lemon Pepper Shrimp looks awesome!!!
This is not a contest related post. Found this on Pinterest, and this dish was AMAZING! It needed a little parmesan at the end to finish it off, and a little sea salt (for salt lovers, and a good accompaniment to the shrimp), but YUM! I will be making this on a regular basis. Thank you so much! As a side note, I just used real butter, real lemon, and real pepper. No need for the marketed product. 🙂 Thanks for a terrific recipe! And yes, penne a la vodka indeed came to mind!