Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta
Shrimp cooked in garlic butter with lemon and chili, tossed through linguine.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 30 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $8.94
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb frozen raw shrimp
- 12 oz linguine
- 5 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 6 clove garlic
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 lemon
- 1/2 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 oz grated parmesan cheese(optional)
Method
Boil the linguine and save a cup of the pasta water.
Thaw the shrimp, pat dry and season with salt.
Melt 2 tbsp butter with the olive oil and cook the shrimp 2 minutes a side until just pink. Remove them.
Add the rest of the butter, the sliced garlic and the pepper flakes and cook gently one minute without browning.
Add the lemon juice and a splash of pasta water, then toss in the drained pasta and shrimp.
Loosen with more pasta water, finish with parsley and parmesan and serve at once.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £29.65 | £7.41 | 8 of 8 ingredients |
| Germany | 63,21 € | 15,80 € | 8 of 8 ingredients |
| Australia | $64.55 | $16.14 | 7 of 8 ingredients |
| Greece | 20,43 € | 5,11 € | 7 of 8 ingredients |
| Canada | $82.34 | $20.59 | 7 of 8 ingredients |
| Austria | € 42,94 | € 10,74 | 7 of 8 ingredients |
| United States | $35.77 | $8.94 | 6 of 8 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $68.28 | $17.07 | 6 of 8 ingredients |
| Egypt | ١٬٧٠١٫٣٩ ج.م. | ٤٢٥٫٣٥ ج.م. | 6 of 8 ingredients |
| Spain | 10,72 € | 2,68 € | 6 of 8 ingredients |
| Mexico | $1,034.09 | $258.52 | 6 of 8 ingredients |
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