Step-by-Step Guide to Make Speedy Lemon spaghetti with shrimp and crabmeat

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Make sure you use fresh ingredients for the best Whisk together Parmesan cheese, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add spaghetti, shrimp, and peas to the sauce. Are you enjoying your long weekend? Today I would like to share with you my Spaghetti Shrimp Scampi recipe.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have lemon spaghetti with shrimp and crabmeat using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Lemon spaghetti with shrimp and crabmeat:

1. Make ready Shrimp and crabmeat:
2. Make ready 2 Tbsp olive oil
3. Get 12 oz large shrimp
4. Make ready 12 oz imitation crabmeat
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp kosher salt
6. Get 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
7. Make ready Pasta:
8. Make ready 1 # thin spaghetti
9. Get 2/3 C olive oil
10. Make ready 2/3 C Parmesan, grated, extra for topping
11. Prepare 1 Tbsp lemon zest
12. Make ready 1/2 C lemon juice (2 large lemons if squeezed)
13. Take 1/2 tsp kosher salt
14. Make ready 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
15. Get 1/3 C fresh basil, chopped
16. Get 2 Tbsp capers, fried briefly in olive oil

Gently stir in the crabmeat, then the bread crumbs a little at a time, adding more as needed to gently bind. Place the fish on a baking dish (seam side down if rolled). Drizzle the fish with the butter and sprinkle with lemon juice. Sprinkle top of fish with salt, black pepper and paprika.

Steps to make Lemon spaghetti with shrimp and crabmeat:

1. For the shrimp: In a medium skillet, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Sprinkle the shrimp and crabmeat with the S&P, then add to the pan in a single layer and cook for 3 minutes on each side. Set aside.
2. For the pasta: Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling water until tender, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, for 8 minutes. Drain and reserve the pasta water.
3. While the pasta is cooking, whisk together the olive oil, Parmesan, lemon zest and juice in a large bowl. Toss the drained pasta with the lemon sauce, the shrimp and crabmeat and some of the reserved pasta water; add 1/4C at a time as needed to moisten. (I didn't need even a 1/4C) Add the S&P and basil and toss. Garnish with fried capers and more Parmesan cheese.
4. How to fry capers: Drain, rinse and dry capers well. Heat 1/4" vegetable oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add capers and fry for 2 minutes. They should pop open and get brown and crispy. Using a slotted spoon, remove them to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Crunch up to garnish.

Drizzle the fish with the butter and sprinkle with lemon juice. Sprinkle top of fish with salt, black pepper and paprika. This creamy lemon shrimp spaghetti recipe is easy enough to make on a weeknight and impressive enough to serve at a dinner party. Ok so, this dish isn't exactly health food, but the occasional treat is fine. 😉 I made this creamy lemon garlic shrimp pasta with spaghetti, but you could definitely sub. When it shimmers, add garlic and shrimp and season with salt and freshly ground.

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