Creamy Shrimp Pasta
Creamy Shrimp Pasta – easy pasta recipe with shrimp, spaghetti in a buttery and creamy sauce. Cooked in one pot, dinner is ready in 20 mins.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 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
- 1
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.
- 2
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.
- 3
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.