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Creamy Shrimp Pasta - easy one pot shrimp pasta recipe made with spaghetti in a lemon garlic butter and cream sauce. Dinner is ready in 20 minutes.
The Best Shrimp Pasta
This creamy shrimp pasta has the perfect amount of garlic, lemon, butter, and cream to make a rich and delicious meal for your dinner.
I am a sucker for all kinds of pasta with shrimp.
If you think that this amazing looking pasta takes forever to cook, you’re wrong. Cook your pasta first, and while you are waiting, prepare the ingredients.
Heat up a skillet when you are ready and everything get done in the skillet. All it takes is 20 minutes. On busy nights, nothing beats a hearty and satisfying meal like this. Try this and you will thank me!
Ingredients For Creamy Shrimp Pasta Recipe
- Spaghetti
- Garlic
- Butter
- Lemon
- Shrimp
- Heavy whipping cream
- Spinach
- Parsley
- White wine
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
Frequently Asked Questions
Shrimp lasts in the fridge for 3 to 4 days.
To not overcook shrimp, remove them from the heat right when the meat is the same color pink all around (no brown/grey). Perfectly cooked shrimp will be in a loose C shape while tight C shapes usually indicate overcooked shrimp.
This recipe has 536 calories per serving.
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Creamy Shrimp Pasta
Ingredients
- 6 oz. spaghetti
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 oz. jumbo shrimp, peeled, deveined, tail-on
- 1 cup pasta water
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons white wine, optional
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt , or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1/2 tablespoon Italian flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- lemon wedges
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cook the spaghetti according to the package instructions until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water, and set aside.
- Heat a skillet with oil. Sauté the garlic, then add the shrimp. Cook until the surface turns opaque, then add the pasta water, cream, and white wine, bringing it to a simmer. Stir in the butter, salt, cayenne pepper, and lemon juice. Once the shrimp is cooked through, add the spinach and stir to combine well.
- Toss in the spaghetti and stir to coat well with the cream sauce. Turn off the heat, top with parsley, and serve the pasta immediately with lemon wedges.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I enjoy your recipes very much.
What is the best white wine used here?
Also, what are the best red wine’s you use in other recipes please?
I look forward to hearing back from you regarding the wine questions Bee.
Thank You so much.
Hi Janet. You should use wine that you would typically drink with, whether white or red. In this recipe, a sauvignon blanc or chardonnay would work nicely. For red wines, you can use merlot, shiraz or cabernet sauvignon.
Can you use alternate pasta versus spaghetti?
Of course!
Prepared 6/8/2020
Every ingredient came alive and danced on my tastebuds. I smiled as a took every bite and thanked God for such fine things in life.
Hi Vanita, thanks so much for trying my recipe. Please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
I have tried your recipes like chicken satay previously and this one too. I love the way you used the ingredients to enhance the taste. Thanks you.
Haven’t had pasta with prawns ever, will try the recipe this weekend and get back to you.
Thanks,
Farida