Mediterranean Shrimp with Angel Hair Pasta
Mediterranean Shrimp with Angel Hair Pasta – shrimp in a sauce chock full of Mediterranean ingredients served over delicate angel hair pasta.
Seafood was just meant for summertime, don’t you think? Especially shrimp. So light. So delicious. Particularly when tossed with a little pasta and a luscious sauce.
A while ago, I was offered an opportunity to develop a recipe using a new product from Land O Lakes’, their Butter with Olive Oil and Sea Salt. I had seen this butter advertised in some of the food magazines and was already thinking of ways to use it so when the opportunity came up, I was ready to go!
I often use a combination of butter and olive oil in my cooking. Butter for flavor and oil to increase the cooking temperature.
I knew that the olive oil would just naturally go with the Mediterranean ingredients that I wanted to use in this recipe and that the butter would add richness. This sauce with its combination of garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, oregano, lemon juice, and capers turned out great! Add some beautiful fresh shrimp and some pasta and you have a meal quick and easy enough for any weeknight.
How to Make Mediterranean Shrimp with Angel Hair Pasta
Prepare the pasta in salted water according to the package directions.
While the pasta is cooking, in a large skillet over medium heat, melt the Land O Lakes Butter with Olive Oil and Sea Salt.
Add the onion and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onion has softened and begun to appear translucent, about 5-6 minutes. Cook slowly, taking care not to allow the onion and garlic to brown.
Add the sun-dried tomatoes, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt, and capers. Cook for an additional 3 minutes.
Stir in the shrimp. Cover and cook until shrimp just turn pink – about 5 minutes.
Stir in the lemon juice. Add approximately 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water to the sauce stirring it in a little at a time.
Drain the pasta, add it to the skillet and toss with the shrimp and sauce.
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Mediterranean Shrimp with Angel Hair Pasta
Ingredients
- 8 ounces angel hair pasta
- 8 tablespoons Land O Lakes Butter with Olive Oil and Sea Salt
- 1 medium onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 3 tablespoons julienned sun-dried tomatoes in oil drained
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons capers drained
- 1 pound medium shrimp peeled and deveined
- juice of 2 lemons
Instructions
- Prepare the pasta in salted water according to the package directions.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, melt the Land O Lakes Butter with Olive Oil and Sea Salt. Add the onion and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onion has softened and begun to appear translucent, about 5-6 minutes. Cook slowly, taking care not to allow the onion and garlic to brown.
- Add the sun-dried tomatoes, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt, and capers. Cook for an additional 3 minutes.
- Stir in the shrimp. Cover and cook until shrimp just turn pink – about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the lemon juice. Add approximately 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water to the sauce stirring it in a little at a time.
- Drain the pasta, add it to the skillet and toss with the shrimp and sauce.
Nutrition Information
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This is calling my name TODAY!!!
I love shrimp and yes indeed it makes a fabulous summertime meal, either hot or cold. This is wonderful and looks so good! A wonderfully flavorful sauce but I love the surprising addition of sundried tomatoes.
I’ve made similar dishes Lana…when I have fabulous shrimp (probably nothing as fabulous as you can get though) I love it simply prepared.
Now I only wish I was close enough to make something for you in your current state; I’ll have to get all the details soon but in the meantime know I’m wishing you a speedy recovery!
You might not believe this, but this was one of my son’s favorite pasta dishes when he was two years old! He absolutely loved the bold flavors – funny thing was he didn’t like regular pasta sauce but loved sun dried tomato pesto… I know, I know, he must take after his mother!! LOL!!
Lana, this totally draws me in! Flavors sound wonderful and we will definitely be trying your recipe out! I’m not sure I’ve seen that butter in our stores yet, but will be looking today!
Loving that butter and drooling over your shrimp!
My kind of dinner :) Looks great
This looks delicious Lana!
That looks wonderful. I definitely see this in my future, along with a nice salad and some crusty bread. Good job on putting together the recipe in an easy format.
Miss P
And a little glass of wine :-)