Creme Fraiche Pasta Sauce with Angel Hair Pasta and Shrimp

Creamy and luscious, creme fraiche pasta is fresh with lemon and parsley, this is a satisfying meal.

Course Pasta Recipes

Cuisine American

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 15

Total Time 1

Servings

Calories 405kcal

Author Lea Ann Brown

Ingredients

For the gremolata:
1 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves loosely packed
1 clove garlic
Zest of 1 lemon
For the Pasta:
½ pound angel hair pasta about 1/2 box.
½ cup crème fraîche
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil plus more for garnish
Juice of one lemon about two tablespoons
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese plus more for garnish
½ teaspoon red-pepper flakes
16 large shrimp
Flat-leaf parsley leaves for garnish

Instructions

Using two sauce pans, put some water on to boil the spaghetti and the shrimp.
Make the Gremolata: In the bowl of a small food chopper, add the garlic. Pulse about 5 times or until rough chopped. Add parsley leaves and the zest of 1 lemon. Pulse about 20 times until medium chopped.
Juice the lemon into a large bowl. Whisk in the crème fraîche and olive oil until combined. Add the Parmesan, red-pepper flakes and reserved gremolata; mix until combined. Set aside.
Cook the Angel Hair Pasta according to package directions. Drain, reserving about 1/2 cup of the pasta water before draining.
Cook the Shrimp: Peel, devein, remove tails. In a sauce pan with water, add a few leaves of parsley and the lemon that you've used to zest and juice. Let this mixture boil for 5 minutes and then add the shrimp and cook for two minutes. Remove shrimp to a plate and set aside. Keep warm.
Transfer the pasta to the bowl with the sauce. Add the sauce and toss to coat the noodles evenly, adding pasta water 1 tablespoon at a time to thin sauce if needed.
Transfer the pasta to individual plates. Add 4 shrimp per plate and garnish with additional Parmesan, a drizzle of olive oil and parsley. Serve immediately.

Notes

Storage: Store any leftover creme fraiche pasta in an airtight container in the refrigerator. The pasta will keep for 3 - 4 days. Angel hair pasta reheats beautifully in the microwave. Depending on the serving amount, allow 15 - 30 seconds.

Use a gluten free pasta product to make this a gluten free meal.

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