Shrimp Lemon Pepper Linguine

from allrecipes.com, submitted by skini

INGREDIENTS:

1 (8 ounce) package linguine pasta 1 tablespoon olive oil 6 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 cup chicken broth 1/4 cup white wine 1 lemon, juiced 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest

salt to taste 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper 1 pound fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined 1/4 cup butter 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add linguine, and cook for 9 to 13 minutes or until al dente; drain.
2.	Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, and saute garlic about 1 minute. Mix in chicken broth, wine, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat, and simmer until liquid is reduced by about 1/2.
3.	Mix shrimp, butter, parsley, and basil into the saucepan. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, until shrimp is opaque. Stir in the cooked linguine, and continue cooking 2 minutes, until well coated.

I thought I'd give you the recipe as written and then give you my version based on what I had on hand and increasing the portions:

12 oz linguine pasta (I used about 3/4 of a 16 oz package)

1 tbsp olive oil

6 tsp minced garlic

1 c chicken broth

1/2 c white wine

1 lemon, juiced

salt and pepper to taste (many reviewers thought the amount of pepper in the original was too much)

12 oz frozen shrimp, peeled, deveined, thawed and then I quickly popped the tails off all the shrimp.  I don't like to have something on the plate that can't be eaten so I always take the tails off

1/4 butter

about 1/4 c olive oil

1 tbsp dried parsley

1 tbsp chopped fresh basil

I thought the recipe called for a lot of butter so instead of doubling the butter for my family size I did half butter and half olive oil.  It was too oily for us.  Next time I think I'd keep just the 1/4 c butter and not add more butter or oil.  

Husband rating:  2 stars (because it was too oily, which was my fault in experimenting!)  I loved the smell of this as it was cooking and the flavors were nice, but I agreed about the oil

Boys say:  thumbs up