Scampi style shrimp made in a creamy white wine sauce, topped with toasted parmesan panko, and tossed in your favorite pasta for a delicious, easy weeknight dinner.
Prep Time15 minutesminutes
Cook Time30 minutesminutes
Total Time45 minutesminutes
Yield 4servings
5 from 1 vote
Ingredients
Breadcrumbs
2Tbspunsalted butter
2cupspanko breadcrumbs
2Tbspfresh chivesfinely chopped
2tspdried oregano
1/2tsplemon zest
1/4cupgrated Parmesan cheese
Pasta
1lbpasta
2Tbspolive oil
2lbsshrimplarge, peeled and deveined
6clovesgarlicminced
1mediumshallotfinely chopped
1cupwhite wine
1/4cuplemon juice
1/2tspcrushed red pepper flakes
1tspdried oregano
4Tbspunsalted butter
1/4cupheavy cream
1/2cupfresh flat-leaf parsleychopped
Instructions
Breadcrumbs
In a large skillet add butter and let melt over medium heat. Add panko breadcrumbs, stirring frequently, cooking until browned; about 2-3 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in the chives, oregano, lemon zest and parmesan cheese. Season with salt and pepper and place in a bowl until ready to use.
Pasta
In a large pot, bring water to a boil and add the pasta. Cook according to manufacturers directions until al dente.
Remove from heat, drain, reserve 1 cup of the pasta water to use later.
While the pasta is cooking, heat the same skillet used for the breadcrumbs over medium-high heat.
Add the olive oil and shrimp, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 1-2 minutes until shrimp is just starting to turn pink. Remove shrimp from pan to large bowl for later.
Keeping the pan over medium heat, add the garlic cloves and shallot to the pan. Cook, stirring occasionally for 2 minutes until the garlic is fragrant and the shallot is wilting.
Add the wine, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, and crushed oregano and stir to combine. Add the butter and whisk until butter is melted.
Add shrimp back to the pan and simmer until the shrimp are fully cooked through; about 4-6 minutes.
Stir in the heavy cream and parsley and remove from heat. If the sauce is a little thick add reserved pasta water 1/4 cup at a time until desired consistency is reached.
Toss the shrimp and pasta together and serve topped with a generous sprinkle of breadcrumbs.