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Citrus Garlic Shrimp Recipe

April 27, 2021 By Joe Boyle 5 Comments

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Last Updated on April 21, 2025

Shrimp poached in citrus garlic wine sauce gets served over al dente pasta. If you are looking for a fast weeknight meal this could be it. About 20 minutes is all it takes from start to finish.

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  • The Basics Of This Recipe
  •  The Simple Preparation
  • Serving The Shrimp
  • Citrus Garlic Shrimp Recipe

Shrimp on spaghetti in a skillet.

The Basics Of This Recipe

 I made this dish about a week ago and Mary Jo and I thought that it was wonderful, so I made it again, just to make sure!  And I think the real reason I made it again is because it is so fast to prepare.  The hardest part is peeling and deveining the shrimp.  If you have shrimp that are already cleaned, then this garlic and citrus shrimp with pasta dish is almost on the table.  I really like fast and easy when I’m busy with other projects.

2 limes, 1 lemon and 1 orange with chopped garlic on a cutting board.

I use a lot of garlic in this recipe. The flavor goes so well with fresh orange, lemon, and lime juices. And I think we can agree that garlic and pasta go hand in hand.

Peeling the raw shrimp.
 The Simple Preparation

Preparing this dish is really straightforward.  The beauty is in the simplicity, but there is so much flavor with the large amount of garlic and the combined citrus.  Add to this a little zest from the orange and the lemon and the flavors are further enhanced.  

Cooking the shrimp in a skillet with citrus wine sauce.

I use large frozen shrimp that is easy-peel. The back of the shrimp is already cut and the vein removed. Thaw the shrimp in a large saucepan with room temperature water and add around a tablespoon of kosher salt. You can also add a couple teaspoons of sugar if desired. In 30 to 45 minutes the shrimp should be thawed and ready to peel.

The shrimp gets cooked really quickly in the citrus sauce. It just takes about a minute on each side to cook. This assures that the shrimp will be sweet and tender…not rubbery. 

Serving The Shrimp

Serve this right away on the stringy pasta of your choice; spaghetti, fettuccini, or linguini.

Plate full of citrus and garlic shrimp on pasta.

No need to grate any cheese for this pasta dish either.  As a matter of fact, cheese would detract from the huge citrus flavor.  Just serve with a salad on the side for a super satisfying meal.

Close up view of shrimp and pasta.

If you like shrimp as much as I do, here’s some more recipes:

  • Shrimp Penne alla Vodka Sauce
  • Shrimp and Sausage Stew
  • Jambalaya with Sausage and Shrimp
  • Creamy Shrimp Scampi
  • Shrimp Mac and Cheese
Plate of shrimp on fettuccini with wine sauce.

Citrus Garlic Shrimp Recipe

Super easy, flavorful shrimp and pasta dish. Perfect for a week night meal.
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Course: Seafood
Cuisine: American
Keyword: citrus garlic shrimp, garlic shrimp
Prep Time: 12 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 573kcal
Author: Joe Boyle

Equipment

  • Large sauce pan
  • Large skillet.
  • Microplane grater

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 10 to 12 large garlic cloves minced
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine , such as sauvignon blanc *see note 3
  • juice of 1 orange
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • juice of 2 limes
  • 2 tsp. cornstarch
  • zest of 1/2 orange and 1/2 lemon
  • 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
  • 10 oz. large shrimp , 10 or 12 shrimp
  • 6 oz. spaghetti or other long pasta, cooked al dente
  • pinch of salt and pepper
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Instructions

  • Cook the pasta in salted water until al dente and drain.
  • Meanwhile, in a large skillet on medium heat add butter, canola oil and garlic.
  • Cook for 1 minute.
  • Measure 1/4 cup of dry white wine and add the cornstarch and whisk or stir well to dissolve. Then, add wine, fruit juices and zest and bring to a low boil. Whisk the liquid well for the cornstarch to thicken the sauce.
  • Add the shrimp and red pepper flakes, and cook on one side for 1 minute, turn and cook on second side for 1 minute and take off the heat.
  • Immediately add the cooked pasta and stir to combine, adding salt and pepper if desired.
    You may also plate the pasta and spoon the shrimp and sauce over.
  • Serve with chopped parsley as a garnish if desired.

Notes

  1. Start the pasta boiling first, then start the garlic and citrus. When there are 2 minutes left for the pasta to finish, add the shrimp to the skillet. The timing for finishing this should be pretty close. Easy peasy!
  2. Taste the sauce. If it is sharply acidic, add 1 or 2 teaspoons of honey. This could happen if your orange isn't very sweet.
  3. If the sauce boils down add a bit more wine.

Nutrition

Calories: 573kcal
 

 

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  1. Margareta

    June 23, 2024 at 9:24 am

    4 stars
    Wonderful recipe. Will make it often. I used black squid ink pasta and it was terrific. My only question: the sauce is more like a juice in consistency. what would be the best way to make it thicker, more like a cream so that it coats the pasta better. Any advice?

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    • Joe Boyle

      June 23, 2024 at 10:01 am

      Hi Margareta. To thicken the sauce, I would stir and dissolve 2 teaspoons of cornstarch into the fruit juice before you add it to the skillet. That should give you a thicker consistency and will hold to the pasta better. Thank you for the great question. I’m going to try this myself and maybe adjust the recipe to include the cornstarch.

      Reply
  2. Kristin

    April 30, 2021 at 10:52 am

    5 stars
    Terrific use of garlic and shrimp!

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  3. MaryJo

    November 13, 2015 at 11:41 pm

    5 stars
    Wonderful, wonderful, recipe!!

    Reply
    • Joe

      November 14, 2015 at 12:41 am

      It is dang good isn’t it!

      Reply
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