Creamy Summer Shrimp Pasta

This creamy summer shrimp pasta is going to be your new favorite summer dinner. It's light but still creamy and luscious. Made with tomatoes, corn and fresh lemon juice.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 lb shrimp
• 8 oz pasta, any kind of long noodle
• 3 tbsp butter
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 c chicken broth
• Zest of a lemon
• 1 large lemon, juiced (use two if it’s a small lemon)
• 1/2 c half and half
• 1/2 c pasta water
• pepper
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 1/2 c frozen corn
• fresh parsley, chopped

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Clean and devein the shrimp
2. 2Dry on a paper towel
3. 3Generously salt and pepper the shrimp
4. 4Cook the pasta per package instruction
5. 5Make sure to reserve 1/2 cup pasta water...: Make sure to reserve 1/2 cup pasta water for later use
6. 6Add the corn to the cooking pasta minutes...: Add the corn to the cooking pasta minutes before straining, set aside for now
7. 7Add the butter to a saute pan
8. 8Add the shrimp in a single layer, turning...: Add the shrimp in a single layer, turning after 2 minutes
9. 9Add the minced garlic
10. 10Cook until the shrimp are pink and cooked...: Cook until the shrimp are pink and cooked through about 2 more minutes
11. 11Add the chicken broth, lemon zest, lemon juice,...: Add the chicken broth, lemon zest, lemon juice, half and half and some of the pasta water
12. 12Bring to a boil for 2 minutes
13. 13Reduce heat to low
14. 14Add the pasta, corn, tomatoes and chopped parsley
15. 15Toss everything together, the sauce will thicken as...: Toss everything together, the sauce will thicken as it sits
16. 16Add more pasta water if it get’s too...: Add more pasta water if it get’s too thick