Creamy Lemon Basil Shrimp Pasta

There are so many great dinner ideas with pasta, but this creamy lemon basil shrimp pasta is a true crowd pleaser. Everyone at the table will love this creamy sauce with the juicy, tender shrimp served on penne pasta noodles. This shrimp dinner recipe is a great one to add to your weekly menu since it only requires a few simple ingredients and doesn't take up a lot of time to put together. You have to love simple recipes like this one where everything you need might be found in your refrigerator or your pantry already. Easy pasta meals are also perfect for making at the end of a long day when you're tired, and you don't have a lot of energy to make dinner, but you need to eat now, and you want something filling and delicious. Shrimp is one of those items that's always beneficial to have on hand. They are great to use in so many different seafood style recipes like pasta dish recipes like the one we have here, over rice, or in tacos or burritos, and also as appetizers too. Shrimp are also a great form of lean protein, with These little guys also pack in a lot of vitamin D, and help our bodies to absorb a lot more calcium and phosphorus, great for healthy bones and teeth. So they are not only tasty but very healthy for us with very high levels of vitamin B12 and phosphorus, as well as being high in selenium and niacin. They have no sugar, and they are low in saturated fats.

Making easy pasta meals with shrimp doesn't require a lot of culinary skill since shrimp are pretty fail proof. You don't need to cook them for long, and they don't taste too bad even if you accidentally overcook them. They taste great with practically any flavour pallet too, so you're safe for experimenting with different spices and seasonings. Keeping a few of bags of frozen shrimp in your freezer will prove to be handy when it comes to making meals to add some protein in. Frozen shrimp are fine to use if you don't have access to fresh shrimp or prawns. Of course, fresh shrimp is always best, but frozen will be the next best option. When you're looking for frozen shrimp at your local grocery store, it can be quite confusing to know the different options that are available and which one will be best for your pasta dish recipes or any other recipes you are creating.

If you're a beginner shrimp connoisseur, your best bet is to go with the peeled shrimp that still has the tail on or off depending on your preference. Since it requires a bit more knowledge to work with un-peeled shrimp, go for the ones that have already had the work done for you. The only thing is, the price will be a bit higher with these ready to cook shrimp. Buying ready to peel shrimp is another option that requires a little bit more work, but the freshness is higher than the pre-peeled shrimp. And finally, the unpeeled shrimp will tend to taste the freshest, and once you learn how to properly shell and de-vain shrimp, you may never buy pre-shelled shrimp again. The unpeeled version also costs less usually. Another important thing to keep in mind when purchasing shrimp is to be sure they are sustainably fished, instead of farmed in harmful environments. A few of the companies are Marine Stewardship Council, Aquaculture Stewardship Council, and Naturland. Enjoy this and more dinner ideas with pasta featured on the Daily Appetite website.***