How to Cook Shrimp Capellini With Lemon Cream Sauce

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 15 mins

Cooking time: 15 mins

Ingredients needed to make hrimp Capellini With Lemon Cream Sauce:

• ¾ lb capellini or angel hair pasta
• 1 lb raw medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• ¾ cup chives, chopped
• ½ cup parsley, chopped
• ½ cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
• Zest of a lemon
• 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• ¼ cup chicken broth
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Cooking instructions for hrimp Capellini With Lemon Cream Sauce:

• Fill a large stock pot with water and stir in a dash of salt until it dissolves completely.
• Heat the salted water until it starts boiling and drop in the capellini to cook according to the instructions provided in its package.
• Drain them out in a colander and set aside in a large bowl.
• Pour the cream into a separate, small pot, followed by the chicken broth and whisk in a splash of lemon juice.
• Bring the mixture to a simmer at slow flame and continue to cook likewise for about 5 minutes.
• Toss the shrimps into the simmering sauce and sprinkle a dash each of salt and ground black pepper to season.
• Stir them all together to coat well and cook the shrimp in the sauce for about 4-5 minutes.
• Fold in the chopped herbs into the sauce until they are distributed evenly throughout the mixture and cook further for another minute.
• Drizzle this sauce over the pasta and toss well until the capellini is coated well with it; add a splash of water if it tends to appear dry.
• Grate the lemon zest into it, followed by a sprinkling of most of the cheese and toss further to mix well.
• Pile the pasta into four serving bowls and top each serving with rest of the grated cheese.
• Serve warm.

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