Garlic Shrimp Pasta

🧂 Ingredients

• 6 oz linguine

  (or spaghetti - cooked, drained, and rinsed)
• 2 tablespoon olive oil

  (extra virgin)
• 4 cloves garlic

  (minced)
• 1 lb shrimp

  (large shrimp, peeled and deveined - thawed, if frozen)
• ½ teaspoon oregano
• ½ teaspoon thyme

  (fresh, chopped)
• ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• ¼ teaspoon each, salt & pepper

  (to taste)
• ½ cup white wine

  (Pinot Grigio - preferably a dry wine, and not sweet)
• 4 tablespoon butter

  (½ stick or ¼ cup)
• 1 tablespoon parsley

  (fresh, chopped)
• 1 cup arugula

Instructions

• 1 Cook noodles, drain, rinse, and set aside. *Reserve some of your pasta water in
  case more liquid is needed for your sauce.
• 2 Preheat large skillet to medium-high heat with the olive oil. Once the olive oil
  starts to shimmer, it is ready to add the garlic.
• 3 Add minced garlic to the heated skillet and saute for 1-2 minutes, or until
  fragrant. Add the shrimp and seasoning (thyme, oregano, crushed red peppers,
  salt & pepper). Stir frequently and cook for approximately 1-2 minutes.
• 4 Deglaze the pan with the white wine and bring back up to heat (about 1 minute).
• 5 Add the 4 tablespoons of butter, the baby arugula, and chopped parsley, then
  cook until the leaves of the fresh arugula are just beginning to wilt.
• 6 Stir in cooked pasta and serve topped with freshly grated Italian cheese and
  garnish with more parsley (optional).

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