30 Minute Light Shrimp Scampi

Instructions

1. Fill a pot with water and bring to a boil over high heat to cook the pasta

2. Meanwhile, peel and devein your shrimp and add them to a bowl

3. Melt the butter and olive oil in a large sautee pan over medium heat

4. Salt your boiling water (it should taste like the ocean) and add the pasta

5. Finely chop your garlic and add it to the pan with the butter and olive oil

6. Add 2 pinches of red pepper flakes and the juice from 1 lemon

7. Let this mixture simmer for about 5 minutes or so

8. While your shrimp are still in the bowl, season them with 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few pinches of pepper and mix them together with your hands until they are evenly coated

9. Add your shrimp to the saute pan with your butter and lemon juice mixture and spread them out in one even layer

10. Cook them for a few minutes on that side and then flip them over