Recipe: Perfect Shrimp Scampi

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For dessert, try bowlfuls of Neapolitan ice cream to continue the theme. This shrimp scampi recipe varies from the typical one as there are sun dried tomatoes in the recipe. This is like eye candy when presented in a warmed ramekin dish with some chopped parsley and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese added to the top. You can have Shrimp Scampi using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Shrimp Scampi

1. Prepare 6 clove of Fresh Garlic.
2. You need 1 pints of Halved Cherry Tomatoes.
3. Prepare 1 lb of Raw Shrimp.
4. You need 1/2 lb of Cooked Spaghetti Noodles.
5. You need 1/4 cup of Olive Oil.
6. It's 1/2 stick of Butter.
7. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Crushed Red Pepper Flakes.
8. You need 1/2 of Fresh Squeezed Small Lemon.
9. You need 2 cup of Fresh Whole Spinach Leaves.
10. It's 2 large of Portobello Mushrooms (optional).

Hubby says this is his favorite scampi and better than any he gets at an upscale restaurant. Cook linguine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small nonstick skillet, cook garlic in butter and oil until golden. Stir in the lemon juice, Italian seasoning and shrimp; heat through.

Shrimp Scampi instructions

1. In a large skillet, turn your flame on its lowest setting. Add olive oil, butter, red pepper flakes, garlic and lemon juice. Cook for 12mins or until garlic is golden brown. **this first step is essential in making your scampi because you need to give the garlic time to infuse into the oil**.
2. Add in your halved cherry tomatoes.
3. Chop your large portobello mushrooms and cook them on very high heat in a separate pan *if you cook them in the same pan as your scampi sauce the mushrooms will soak up the entire sauce*.
4. Let cherry tomatoes cook in the scampi mixture for about 5-7mins. Then began to smash some of the tomatoes with a fork, in order to release all of its juices.
5. Add raw shrimp into the scampi sauce and cook on low heat until shrimp are pink and tender.
6. Taste a shrimp with the scampi sauce. Add salt/pepper to taste.
7. Right before you put the hot pasta into the scampi sauce, add in the mushrooms & as much fresh spinach as you desire. **the hot pasta will wilt the spinach, no need to cook**.
8. Toss your pasta with the veggies and scampi sauce & then serve hot.

Scampi are tiny, lobster-like crustaceans with pale pink shells (also called langoustines). Italian cooks in the United States swapped shrimp for scampi, but kept both names. Thus the dish was born, along with inevitable variations. It calls for cooking shrimp in a buttery sauce with wine, garlic, lemon, and herbs, for a dish with amazing aesthetic appeal and a quick cooking time. This shrimp scampi is perfect for a weeknight dinner yet exciting enough for entertaining guests on the weekend.