One of the best family dinners, is a nice large bowl of Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta served alongside perfectly toasted garlic bread. It’s one of those warm, comforting meals that’s not only delicious but surprisingly simple to make.
Imagine a dish that combines succulent juicy morsels of shrimp, al dente pasta, and a luxurious paprika & garlic-infused butter sauce. That’s what you’ll get with this Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta recipe.
The aroma of garlic in this perfectly cooked pasta dish fills your dining area as it mingles with the savory butter sauce, coating every bite with a creamy burst of flavor. It’s a meal that you family will always remember.
But the amazing part is that this dish is incredibly simple to craft, making you the hero of any weeknight dinner.
Key Elements Of This Recipe
- Garlic Butter Sauce: Rich butter sauce infused with smokey garlic confit
- Jumbo Prawns: About 8-9 jumbo prawns should be good for this recipe
- Lemon Juice: Crisp and tangy flavor to balance out the butter sauce
The Ingredients for Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta
- Garlic Butter Pasta
- 8 oz Pasta Noodles
- 1.5 tablespoons Garlic Butter Sauce (1 large medallion)
- 1 dash Parsley (minced)
- 1 tablespoon Parmesan Cheese (grated)
- Garlic Butter Shrimp
- 8-9 Shrimp / Prawns (jumbo, peeled)
- 2 tablespoons Minced Garlic
- 3 tablespoons Garlic Butter Sauce (2 large medallions)
- 2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
- 1 dash Parsley
- 3 tablespoons Paprika
- 1 dash Salt
- 1 dash Black Pepper
- 2 teaspoons Madeira Wine (optional)
The Equipment Needed
- Large Skillet or Pan
Make The Garlic Butter Shrimp
This pasta dish starts with beautify sautéed Garlic Butter Shrimp. Luckily, I have a whole post dedicated to this delicious recipe. Make sure you go and follow the directions for Garlic Butter Shrimp, and then return here to finish this Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta dish.
Or if you want the short and simple directions on how to cook this dish, take a look at the following steps.
Start by rinsing your prawns and then marinating them in paprika, garlic salt and black pepper.
Then in your pan, add in olive oil, your garlic butter sauce, and freshly minced garlic – and sauté until the garlic bits start to turn a light golden color.
Afterwards, add in your shrimp and sauté in your garlic butter sauce until the shrimp starts to curl and become pink.
Pro Tip: Sauté your shrimp for only about 6 minutes total (about 3 minutes each side). Any longer and you risk having overcooked, rubbery shrimp.
Next, just before removing from the heat, squeeze in about 1/2 a lemons worth of juice and mix well. (Also, as an option, add in a bit of Madeira wine to give the dish a slightly sweet caramel-ish taste.)
Garnish with a bit of minced parsley.
Cook Your Pasta Noodles
In a large pot, fill with enough water to submerge your pasta noodles. If you want an authentic pasta experience, make sure you go with my delicious homemade egg pasta noodle recipe, otherwise you can simply pick up a package of dry pasta at your local store.
Fan out your pasta noodles so that they quickly soften and become submerged in the water. Cook the noodles according to the instructions and then drain promptly.
Make Your Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta
Add in your pasta noodles to the pan of garlic butter shrimp and mix well to coat all noodles with the garlic butter sauce.
Then finish with a sprinkle of minced parsley and grate fresh parmesan cheese on top.
Plate and enjoy!
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Equipment
- Large Skillet or Pan
Ingredients
Garlic Butter Pasta
- 8 oz Pasta Noodles
- 1.5 tablespoons Garlic Butter Sauce, (1 large medallion)
- 1 dash Parsley, (minced)
- 1 tablespoon Parmesan Cheese, (grated)
Garlic Butter Shrimp
- 8-9 Shrimp / Prawns, (jumbo, peeled)
- 2 tablespoons Minced Garlic
- 3 tablespoons Garlic Butter Sauce, (2 large medallions)
- 2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
- 1 dash Parsley
- 3 tablespoons Paprika
- 1 dash Salt
- 1 dash Black Pepper
- 2 teaspoons Madeira Wine, (optional)
Instructions
Make The Garlic Butter Shrimp
- Start by rinsing your prawns and then marinating them in paprika, garlic salt and black pepper.
- Then in your pan, add in olive oil, your Garlic Butter Sauce, and freshly minced garlic – and sauté until the garlic bits start to turn a light golden color.
- Afterwards, add in your shrimp and sauté in your garlic butter sauce until the shrimp starts to curl and become pink.
- Next, just before removing from the heat, squeeze in about 1/2 a lemons worth of juice and mix well. (Also, as an option, add in a bit of Madeira wine to give the dish a slightly sweet caramel-ish taste.)
- Garnish with a bit of minced parsley.
Cook Your Pasta Noodles
- In a large pot, fill with enough water to submerge your pasta noodles. If you want an authentic pasta experience, make sure you go with my delicious homemade egg pasta noodle recipe, otherwise you can simply pick up a package of dry pasta at your local store.
- Fan out your pasta noodles so that they quickly soften and become submerged in the water. Cook the noodles according to the instructions and then drain promptly.
Make Your Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta
- Add in your pasta noodles to the pan of garlic butter shrimp and mix well to coat all noodles with the garlic butter sauce.
- Then finish with a sprinkle of minced parsley and grate fresh parmesan cheese on top.
- Plate and enjoy!
Nutrition
*Nutritional information is just an estimate derived by an online calculation tool.
FAQ
How do you thicken garlic butter sauce?
Garlic butter sauce can be thickened in the same manner any other sauce can be thickened – with the use of flour or cornstarch.
What can you use garlic butter sauce on?
This garlic butter sauce that pairs well with a wide variety of dishes, including seafood (such as shrimp or lobster), pasta, vegetables, and meats (such as steak or chicken).
Is it better to cook shrimp in butter or olive oil?
Both! In this recipe, we start with a coating of olive oil in the pan and then we add in our garlic butter.
How long do you cook shrimp?
Sauté your shrimp for only about 6 minutes total (about 3 minutes each side). Any longer and you risk having overcooked, rubbery shrimp.
Dina and Bruce
This meal was so tasty! Making again next week!
Umamiology
Awesome – glad you liked it!
Lima Ekram
This looks so delicious! I cant wait to try it. I love garlic butter with shrimp!
Umamiology
Yes – garlic and shrimp make a great combination
Saif
I love garlic shrimp pasta. They goes perfectly well together. Now I am craving to make one.
Umamiology
Yes, I make this once a week!
Yana
Made this garlic butter shrimp this weekend and the whole family loved it!
Umamiology
Glad they all liked it!
Heather
I was in need of a quick dinner, but wanted something delicious. This was perfect, so flavorful, and easy to whip up! Everyone loved it, thank you!
Juyali
There is nothing else like having a bowl of a comforting dish while sitting on the couch to watch TV. Well, this recipe, was just that. Loved everything about this pasta. Thanks!
Nina
This garlic butter shrimp pasta turned out amazingly good! I added more garlic because I’m a garlic lover, but otherwise, I followed the recipe exactly. My family loved the buttery garlic shrimp, and we enjoyed dipping garlic bread into the sauce. Very delicious!