# Creamy Lemon Pasta

This is an easy-to-make creamy lemon pasta dish that can be customized with bacon, chicken, or shrimp.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 lb favorite pasta
- 1 cup heavy cream
- raw shrimp
- lemon zest
- lemon juice
- chopped parsley
- Parmesan cheese
- 1 minced garlic cloves

## Instructions

1. Split the shrimp to get two equal halves.
2. Cook about half a pound of your favorite pasta (linguini is used here) in lightly salted water.
3. While your pasta cooks, add about 1 to 1.5 cups of heavy cream and raw shrimp (or picked rotisserie chicken meat) to a pan that is currently off.
4. Once your pasta is about two minutes from being done, turn the pan on medium-high heat and bring the cream to a simmer.
5. After about 60 seconds, when the pasta has about a minute left to be fully cooked, lift it out of the water.
6. Turn off the heat and add lemon zest, lemon juice, chopped parsley, Parmesan cheese, and 1 or 2 minced garlic cloves to the pasta.
7. Let the pasta sit for 30 to 45 seconds to absorb the heavy cream and lemon juice.
8. If your pasta seems a little dry, add a splash of pasta water.
9. To plate, grab a tong full of pasta, set it in your bowl, then twist the tongs.
10. Add more cheese if desired.

## Equipment

- pan
- tongs

## Tips

- When cooking pasta, keep stirring it until the water comes back up to a boil to prevent clumping.
- If your pasta seems a little dry, add a little splash of pasta water.
- When plating long pastas, grab a tong full, set it in your bowl, then twist the tongs.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18RQVcjs9F/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2fbe61fe-854c-4326-8579-886bf84fff86
- Extracted: 2026-04-15

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