Lemon Shrimp and Pasta

I whipped up something the other night and fell in love with the results! Its sooo good and EASY that I just had to share!

If you love lemon and spicy, then you will love this! I really didn't measure anything, so I will do my best to give estimates!

Lemon Shrimp and Pasta
1/2 pound of shrimp
1/2 pound of pasta (I like spaghetti, or linguine, but really anything will work!)
1 lemon (zest it until you have about 1 tsp)
1 cup of chicken stock or broth(whatever you have)
1/2 cup of white wine (although I always add more =)
2 tsp of minced garlic
Dried Basil
Dried Parsley
Crushed red pepper
1tbsp of olive oil
1/4 cup butter (less if you care so much)

Boil the pasta. Add the olive oil to a saute pan, and heat on medium.

Add the garlic and cook for about 1 min. then add the broth, wine, lemon zest, juice from the lemon.

The add a couple dashes of the parsley and basil, and as much red pepper as you want (the more you add the spicier it is!). Add salt and pepper to taste and bring it to a boil, then turn down to simmer while the pasta cooks.

When there is about a minute left for the pasta, add your shrimp and butter to the sauce and cook for 2-3 minutes, until the shrimp is done.

Drain the pasta and toss with the shrimp sauce and enjoy!

A couple of things to note about this recipe, is that you could swap the shrimp for chicken, you will just need to add the chicken way before to allow it to cook the whole way. You could also add some broccoli or asparagus! I love this sauce, and could probably put it on anything!