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Butter-Me-Up Scampi Bucatini

Name: Butter-Me-Up Scampi Bucatini
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 pound bucatini pasta; 1 stick butter; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 1 cup flat-leaf parsley, loosely packed; 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 2 lemons, 1 sliced and 1 juiced; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes; Salt; 1 tablespoon seafood seasoning (recommended: Old Bay); 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails off; 1/2 cup white wine or white vermouth

7 October 2026

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Total Time35 Mins

Serves6

Per Serving$4.00

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Butter-Me-Up Scampi Bucatini might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 6. For $4.0 per serving, this recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 34g of protein, 22g of fat, and a total of 592 calories.

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Method:

1
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium heat.
2
Add the pasta and cook to just-shy of al dente.
3
Remove and reserve 1 cup of the cooking water.
4
Add the shrimp, the seafood seasoning and 1 sliced lemon to a medium bowl and toss to coat. Reserve.
5
Over low heat melt the butter in small pot, then stir in the garlic and red pepper flakes.
6
Let cook and bubble gently for 10 minutes. Chop the parsley and set aside.
7
Heat large skillet with 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat
8
Add the fennel seeds and the shrimp with the lemon slices. Cook until the shrimp are pink, about 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the white wine or vermouth and the juice of 1 lemon.
9
Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with parsley before serving.
10
Drain the pasta.
11
Add the pasta, reserved cooking water and butter to a pasta bowl and toss until the liquids are absorbed by the pasta, about 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and serve.