The Ultimate 10-Minute Recipe

Here’s The Ultimate 10-Minute Recipe – quick, delicious, and satisfying. It’s a Garlic Butter Shrimp with Lemon Pasta, and it comes together fast with pantry staples and fresh flavor.

🍤 Garlic Butter Shrimp with Lemon Pasta

⏱️ Time: 10 minutes
🍽️ Serves: 2

🛒 Ingredients:

• 6 oz (170g) spaghetti or linguine

• 2 tbsp butter

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 8 oz (225g) shrimp, peeled & deveined (fresh or thawed frozen)

• Zest & juice of 1 lemon

• Salt & pepper to taste

• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

• 2 tbsp chopped parsley (optional)

• Grated Parmesan (optional)

🔪 Instructions:

1. Cook Pasta (5 min)

   • Boil water with salt. Add pasta and cook until al dente (about 5-6 min if using fresh or thin pasta).

   • Drain, but reserve 1/4 cup pasta water.

2. Sauté Shrimp (3 min)

   • While pasta cooks, melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat.

   • Add garlic and cook 30 seconds.

   • Add shrimp, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Cook 1–2 minutes per side until pink and opaque.

   • Add lemon juice and zest, stir.

3. Combine & Serve (2 min)

   • Add drained pasta to the skillet with a splash of reserved pasta water.

   • Toss to coat. Add parsley and Parmesan if using.

✅ Tips:

• Use pre-cooked shrimp to save time—just warm it through.

• Swap pasta for zucchini noodles for a low-carb version.

• No shrimp? Use rotisserie chicken, or keep it vegetarian with mushrooms.