Easy Italian Shrimp Pasta
This Shrimp Pasta, is a delicious fresh herb Italian sautéed shrimp recipe, made even better served tossed with pasta. Fast and easy never tasted so good.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 330kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2-2 cups shrimp (medium or large, peeled and deveined)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3-4 tablespoons Italian parsley (freshly chopped divided)
- 1-2 pinches salt (additional salt if desired)
- 1-2 dashes hot pepper flakes or black pepper (if desired)
- 3 cups cooked long pasta (spaghetti)*
*1 cup cooked pasta equals approximately 2 ounces dry.
Instructions
- In a large frying pan add the olive oil, garlic, chopped parsley, shrimp, salt and hot pepper flakes. Cook on medium heat until shrimps are cooked and no longer pink approximately 5-6 minutes, but watch them and stir occasionally, because you don't want them to burn or stick to the pan.
- While the shrimp is cooking, cook the pasta al dente in boiling salted water. Stirring often.
- When shrimps are cooked, add the cooked al dente pasta and 1/4 cup (60 grams) of pasta water, cook on high heat tossing together until the water has evaporated almost becoming a creamy mixture, serve immediately topped with fresh chopped parsley. Enjoy!
Notes
Store any leftovers in an air tight container, properly stored, the pasta will last for 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Serving: 4g | Calories: 330kcal | Carbohydrates: 32.63g | Protein: 15.64g | Fat: 14.87g | Saturated Fat: 2.08g | Cholesterol: 120.96mg | Sodium: 477.05mg | Potassium: 174.78mg | Fiber: 1.67g | Sugar: 1.21g | Vitamin A: 631.8IU | Vitamin C: 12.18mg | Calcium: 88.88mg | Iron: 2.12mg