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One-Pot Shrimp Piccata Pasta

IMAGINE A ONE-POT shrimp pasta dish: a cross between a garlicky scampi and a zippy, lemony piccata, with a little bit of creamy sauce tossed in for good measure.

That’s what I was craving when I started work on this recipe. I wanted tender, succulent shrimp (they easily turn rubbery if they’re overcooked) and lots of rich, silky sauce balanced with just enough vibrant lemon and briny capers. The sauce needed to be fully flavored with garlic and white wine, but it also needed to support (not upstage) the star of the

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