Scrumptious Shrimp Scampi Linguine

Scrumptious Shrimp Scampi Linguine

I've been buying a well-known frozen dinner bag that's absolutely fantastic, but rather expensive. So I checked the ingredients, searched scampi recipes online, and created this scrumptious shrimp scampi linguine by adding, subtracting, and tweaking them. This is my first!

Ingredients :

• 1 (16 ounce) package linguine pasta
• 4 tablespoons butter, divided
• 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• ½ cup chopped red bell pepper
• ½ cup chopped yellow bell pepper
• 6 cloves garlic, sliced
• 48 large shrimp, peeled, deveined, and tails removed
• ½ cup dry white wine (such as chardonnay)
• ¼ cup clam juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 ½ teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon sea salt

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta water; drain linguine well in a colander set in the sink.
2. Melt 2 tablespoons butter with 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add bell peppers and garlic; cook and stir until peppers have softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in shrimp; cook and stir until shrimp are opaque and pink, about 5 minutes. Transfer shrimp to a bowl and set aside, leaving peppers and garlic in the skillet.
3. Stir wine, clam juice, and lemon juice into the skillet; bring to a boil over medium heat. Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter and remaining 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil; return shrimp to the skillet. Stir in reserved 1 cup pasta water, parsley, cream, pepper flakes, and salt. Add cooked linguine; toss lightly to coat. Simmer scampi over medium-low heat to let linguine absorb some sauce, about 5 minutes; serve hot.