Garlic Shrimp Pasta

Ingredients

• 1 lb medium shrimp, deveined and tails removed
• 1 lb spaghetti noodles
• 6 -8 garlic cloves, according to personal taste, minced
• 1/4 cup butter
• olive oil (3 drizzles)
• Italian seasoning to taste
• Pinch of fresh ground pepper
• Pinch of red pepper flakes
• ¼ tsp of salt
• Herbs (according to taste)

Directions

• Boil pasta in water till tender, save 1 cup of pasta water for use later. Put some oil, salt, and fresh herbs in with pasta when boiling the pasta.
• Drain and set aside.
• While pasta is boiling, wash shrimp.
• Melt butter over medium heat. Add shrimp.
• Let cook until the shrimp are a little pink and starting to curl (approx. 5-7 min). Then add garlic.
• Add pasta to skillet.
• Add seasonings.
• Add enough saved pasta water so it is not dry (start with ¼of cup) work up from there.
• Keep tossing all ingredients around in skillet until all is incorporated and hot.