Garlic Butter Shrimp Linguine
Frozen shrimp is one of the least expensive ways to get a restaurant-feeling dinner on the table, and Aldi's Fremont Fish Market bag is the reason this plate costs about $2.29 a serving. The method is simple: cook the linguine, sauté the shrimp in butter and garlic for four minutes total, then loosen everything with a splash of the starchy pasta water so the sauce clings instead of pooling at the bottom of the bowl. Lemon and parsley at the end keep it bright rather than heavy. Twenty minutes, one skillet and one pot, about $9.16 for four. This is the dinner to make when you want to feel like you cooked something special on a Wednesday.
20 min
4
$9.16
$2.29
Ingredients
Estimated Aldi prices for the amount this dinner uses, based on regular shelf prices and the current weekly ad.
Steps
- 1Cook the linguine in salted boiling water to al dente, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water before draining.
- 2Thaw the shrimp under cold water and pat dry; season with salt and pepper.
- 3Melt 2 tbsp butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add the shrimp and cook 2 minutes per side until pink; remove and set aside.
- 4Lower heat to medium, add the remaining butter and minced garlic; cook 1 minute until fragrant.
- 5Add the pasta, shrimp, a squeeze of lemon, and a splash of pasta water; toss to coat into a glossy sauce.
- 6Finish with chopped parsley and serve immediately with lemon wedges.
Tips & swaps
- Any long pasta works — spaghetti, fettuccine, or the linguine used here.
- Add a pinch of red pepper flakes with the garlic if you like heat.
- Bottled lemon juice is fine, but a fresh lemon gives you the zest as well.
- Frozen shrimp thaws in cold water in about 10 minutes — start it before the pasta water boils.
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