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Spicy Shrimp Pasta - the easiest and best shrimp pasta with chili flakes, in a buttery and lemony garlic herb sauce, takes 20 mins!
I love shrimp pasta, and two of my favorite shrimp pasta are shrimp scampi linguine and spaghetti aglio e olio.
Combine the two recipes together and you get this spicy shrimp pasta that is amazing and absolutely delicious!
This shrimp pasta is speckled with generous chili flakes so it’s spicy. The sauce is a simple garlic herb buttery and lemony sauce made with white wine.
All these ingredients are so happy together in the skillet.
For a non-spicy version, check out my Shrimp and Spinach Pasta recipe!
For the pasta, I used spaghetti rigati, which is practically ridged spaghetti. This shrimp pasta tastes so much better because of it.
Those tiny bits of garlic and parsley leaves cling onto the pasta makes it extra flavorsome.
This shrimp pasta recipe makes a perfect dish for dinner tonight. The recipe is as good as the best Italian restaurant, at a fraction of the cost. Enjoy!
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This recipe is only 596 calories per serving.
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Spicy Shrimp Pasta
Ingredients
- 4 oz (125g) spaghetti, spaghetti rigati or linguine
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 oz (175g) shrimp, deveined and tail-on
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 2 tablespoons pasta water
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes
- salt, to taste
- 3 dashes ground black pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon lime juice
- 1/2 mato, diced
- 1/2 tablespoon flat leaf parsley leaves, chopped
- Parmesan cheese, for garnishing
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the package instructions until al dente. Drain the pasta and set aside 2 tablespoons of the pasta water.
- Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil and butter, and sauté the garlic until aromatic (but not browned). Then, add the shrimp and stir a few times until they are halfway cooked.
- Add the white wine, pasta water, chili flakes, salt, and black pepper. When the shrimp is almost cooked, add the lime juice, tomato, parsley, and pasta. Stir to combine everything well.
- Dish out the pasta, sprinkle some shaved Parmesan cheese on top, and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
My husband and I love this recipe. Have been making it for a couple of years now. It’s our favorite shrimp pasta recipe. The ingredients go so well together and both of us love the spiciness. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe, it’s delicious!