Creamy Shrimp Scampi

This creamy spin on shrimp scampi is a delicious dinner, ready in 30 minutes! You'll love all the classic flavors of shrimp scampi — lemon, white wine and garlic combined with a thick and rich homemade Alfredo sauce made with Parmesan cheese. Served with angel hair pasta, spaghetti or fettuccine, the sauce sticks to the pasta and shrimp, creating an irresistible dish!

Course Dinner

Cuisine American, Italian

Diet Vegetarian

Recipe Type Cast Iron Skillet, Kid-Friendly, Lemon, Pasta, Quick Dinner, Seafood, Served Hot, Shrimp

Skill Level Easy

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings Servings

Calories 368kcal

Author Angela G.

Equipment

Ingredients

8 oz angel hair pasta
6 tablespoon butter divided
3 tablespoon flour
12 oz frozen raw shrimp peeled and deveined, tail-off
¼ cup white cooking wine
1 tablespoon lemon juice freshly squeezed is best!
2 cups milk, half and half or cream
¼ cup Parmesan cheese shaved, shredded or grated
¼ teaspoon garlic salt more or less to taste
fresh parsley for garnish optional

Instructions

Prepare pasta. Cook al denté according to package. Drain and set aside.
Thaw shrimp. If shrimp is frozen, rinse frozen shrimp under cold to lukewarm water until separated. Pat dry with paper towel.
Cook shrimp. Melt 2 tablespoon butter in large skillet over medium heat. Stir and cook just until the shrimp turns pink, about 4-6 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
Make sauce. Add and melt 4 tablespoon butter to skillet. Whisk in flour. Let bubble for 2 minutes then add white wine, lemon juice, milk and Parmesan cheese. Bring to a boil then reduce to simmer. Stir until thick. Add garlic salt to taste.
Combine, garnish and serve. Add shrimp and noodles to Parmesan Alfredo sauce and gently toss to coat.
Add fresh parsley as a garnish to your plates or toss it in with everything in the pan. Your choice! Serve hot.

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Notes

Be sure your cast iron skillet is well seasoned. If not, the acidity of the lemons can eat away at the iron and at a metallic taste to your dish. Alternatively you can prepare this is a large pot or dutch oven.
Spaghetti or linguine pasta work well too. Or feel free to choose the pasta shape you prefer.
Avoid thawing shrimp in hot or warm water as the shrimp will cook in the thawing process and may become rubbery.
Any size shrimp will work, adjust cook time as needed according to size.

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