Easiest Way to Cook Tasty Shrimp Scampi

Shrimp Scampi.

You can cook Shrimp Scampi using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Shrimp Scampi

1. You need 8 oz of shrimp.
2. Prepare 2 tsp of mirepoix base.
3. Prepare 3 handfuls of baby spinach (chopped).
4. Prepare 4 oz of light cream.
5. You need 5 oz of spaghetti.
6. It's 1 of shallot (minced).
7. Prepare 2 of garlic cloves (minced).
8. It's 1 oz of grated Parmesan.

Shrimp Scampi step by step

1. Pat shrimp dry and season with salt and pepper. Then cook the pasta with salt 8-10 mins (make sure to reserve 1/2 cup of that starchy pasta water when done)..
2. Cook shrimp on medium high 2 mins on each side while pasta is boiling. When done, add garlic and shallot and continue cooking for about a minute. Then add spinach until wilted. Lower heat to medium..
3. Add cream, parmesan, base, and pasta water. Cook until desired thickness is reached. Add pasta and done..