Description
Creamy shrimp pasta with garlic, spinach, tomatoes, and Parmesan in a rich cream sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 oz dry pasta
- 14 oz raw shrimp
- 3 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 2 1/2 cups fresh spinach
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp heavy cream
- 2/3 cup grated Parmesan
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Paprika
Instructions
- Cook pasta until al dente and reserve pasta water
- Season shrimp with salt pepper and paprika
- Cook shrimp in butter until just done and set aside
- Sauté garlic then add tomatoes
- Stir in cream and spinach and simmer gently
- Mix in Parmesan until smooth
- Add shrimp and pasta and toss with sauce
- Adjust seasoning and serve
Notes
- Half-and-half can replace cream for a lighter sauce
- Freshly grated Parmesan melts best
- Reheat leftovers gently to avoid overcooking shrimp
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Pasta
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 780 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 55 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 185 mg