Brown Butter Garlic Linguini with Sizzling Shrimp

Prep Time: 15 mins | Cook Time: 20 mins | Course: Dinner | Servings: 4 

Brown butter garlic sauce over hot linguini topped with cherry tomatoes, green onions, cilantro, lots of parmesan and sizzling shrimp. Inspired by Chungah at Damn Delicious https://damndelicious.net/2015/03/13/garlic-butter-shrimp-pasta/ 

8 oz linguini pasta, cooked 

10 cloves garlic, chopped

½ cup butter

½ cup cherry tomatoes, halved

2 green onions, chopped

¼ cup cilantro, rough chopped

2 Tbsp olive oil

1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

Red pepper flakes, a pinch

Salt and pepper, to taste

¼ cup parmesan cheese

½ lemon, squeezed on top

Cook pasta according to package directions and keep warm while making shrimp and browned butter. In a small saucepan, warm the butter and half of the chopped garlic over low heat until a nutty brown color and fragrance is achieved, 5-10 minutes. The mixture will get foamy and the milk solids will drop. Remove from the heat and stir in the cherry tomatoes, green onions, and cilantro. In a medium sized skillet cook shrimp in olive oil with red pepper flakes, salt and pepper, and the remaining half of the chopped garlic, until shrimp is pink and cooked through, 2-3 minutes. In a large pasta bowl, toss the hot pasta with the browned butter garlic sauce until well coated. Top with the sizzling shrimp and grate fresh parmesan on top. Squeeze half a lemon over all before serving.