Shrimp, Lemon, Spinach Linguine Recipe

Name: Shrimp, Lemon, Spinach Linguine
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 ounces linguine pasta; Salt; 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 whole lemon, quartered lengthwise then thinly sliced, seeds removed; 1/2 cup shallots, sliced; 1 tablespoon garlic, minced; 1 pound 26-30 count shrimp, peeled and deveined; 5 ounces baby spinach leaves; 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese; Freshly ground black pepper

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The concept is simple. Sauté shrimp with shallots, garlic, lemon, and toss with spinach and linguine. Pretty straightforward, right?

Here's where it gets interesting. Instead of just squeezing some lemon juice over the pasta, or grating lemon zest, we are sautéing thin slices of lemon until they are well browned and caramelized. Those sautéed lemons slices get minced and added to everything else.

The browned lemon bits bring zippy bursts of roasted lemony flavor to the dish, providing a wonderful accent to the shrimp, spinach, and linguine.

Try it, you'll see! Just make sure the lemon is very thinly sliced and that you sauté it long enough to get thorough browning.

Shrimp, Lemon, Spinach Linguine

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Total Time 45 mins

Servings 4 servings

8 ounces linguine pasta
Salt
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 whole lemon, quartered lengthwise then thinly sliced, seeds removed
1/2 cup shallots, sliced
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 pound 26-30 count shrimp, peeled and deveined
5 ounces baby spinach leaves
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Freshly ground black pepper

Heat water for the pasta:

Heat a large pot of salted water (2 quarts of water, 1 Tbsp salt) for the pasta.
Brown the lemon slices:

While the pasta water is heating, cook the lemon slices. Heat 2 Tbsp olive oil in a large sauté pan on medium high heat.

Add the thinly sliced lemons to the pan and cook until browned and softened, 7 to 8 minutes.

Remove from pan, set aside to cool. Once the lemon slices are cool, mince them.

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Start cooking the linguine:

Once the pasta water is boiling, add the linguine pasta to cook.
Sauté shallots and garlic:

Add 1 Tbsp olive oil back to the pan you had used to cook the lemons. Heat on medium high heat. Add the sliced shallots. Cook until softened and lightly browned, about 4 to 5 minutes.

Add the garlic and cook a minute more.

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Cook the shrimp:

Add the shrimp to the shallots and garlic and cook until pink on one side, then toss them to cook on the other side, about 2 minutes for each side.
Add the spinach, lemon, some pasta water:

Add the spinach and the minced lemon to the pan and toss to wilt the spinach. Add about 1/2 cup pasta water to the pan.

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Drain pasta, toss with shrimp and spinach:

When the pasta is done, strain it and add it to the pan with the shrimp (if you have room, otherwise put everything in a separate bowl), toss to coat. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve immediately. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese to serve.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
440	Calories
15g	Fat
48g	Carbs
35g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories	440
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15g	19%
Saturated Fat 3g	16%
Cholesterol 245mg	82%
Sodium 1364mg	59%
Total Carbohydrate 48g	17%
Dietary Fiber 8g	29%
Total Sugars 10g
Protein 35g
Vitamin C 113mg	564%
Calcium 273mg	21%
Iron 4mg	22%
Potassium 801mg	17%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.