Shrimp Piccata

Description

I used to eat a lemon piccata dish at my favorite Italian restaurant and one day I decided to try to whip up one on my own. It’s a hit with the family! Enjoy. Garnish with lemon wedges.

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) package linguine pasta
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 10 baby bella mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 (6 ounce) jar marinated artichoke hearts, chopped, with juice
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • 3 tablespoons capers with juice
  • 1 splash dry white wine (Optional)
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite
  2. about 11 minutes; drain.
  3. Heat olive oil and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add shrimp
  4. mushrooms
  5. and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant
  6. 1 to 2 minutes. Add artichokes
  7. lemon juice
  8. capers
  9. and white wine. Cook and stir until shrimp is tender and mixture is bubbling
  10. about 10 minutes.
  11. Spoon shrimp piccata over individual beds of pasta. Season with salt and pepper.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 22 mins

Total Time: 32 mins

Servings: 4

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