Green Sauce Shrimp Pasta
featured in Creamy & Satisfying Pasta Recipes
This pasta dish makes a delicious and easy weeknight dinner. With succulent shrimp and a flavorful green sauce made with herbs, garlic, and lemon, it's the ideal recipe for when you need to whip up a quick and tasty meal.
Tasty Team
82% would make again
Total Time
30 minutes
30 min
Prep Time
15 minutes
15 min
Cook Time
15 minutes
15 min
Total Time
30 minutes
30 min
Prep Time
15 minutes
15 min
Cook Time
15 minutes
15 min
Ingredients
for 4 servings
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary
- 10 oz shrimp (285 g), peeled, deveined
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 25 oz milk (740 mL), warm
- ½ onion, chopped
- 1 cup fresh parsley (35 g)
- ½ cup green onion (50 g), or chives
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ lime, squeezed
- 10 oz cooked pasta (300 g), cooked
Nutrition Info
- Calories 431
- Fat 19g
- Carbs 38g
- Fiber 0g
- Sugar 10g
- Protein 25g
Estimated values based on one serving size.
Preparation
- In a large pan, add the butter, thyme and rosemary. Stir.
- Add the shrimp and cook for 3 minutes. Take them out of the pan and set aside.
- Sprinkle the flour and mix until it becomes slightly brown.
- Pour the warm milk slowly while mixing.
- Add salt, pepper, and ground nutmeg. Stir and add the chopped onion. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the fresh parsley and green onion (or chives). Blend everything with a mixer.
- Cook until the sauce is bubbling, turn off the heat. Add the shrimp. Stir and then add the lime juice
- Stir in the pasta. Serve right away.
- Enjoy!
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