Spicy Shrimp Spaghetti is an easy and delicious dish ready in 20 minutes! Shrimp cooked in butter-y tomato sauce with garlic and served with pasta!
Jump to Recipe
If I had to choose between tomato based sauce and cream based sauce I would always go for tomato based sauce! I simply love tomatoes! I put them on pizza, I make soups with them, I eat them fresh and make a lot of sauces with them! They are simply delicious no matter where or how you use them.
Now I realized that I only have one tomato based sauce recipe up on the blog: This vegetarian pasta sauce with caper berries. I couldn’t believe it! Because this needed to be changed I am bringing you a very easy spicy shrimp spaghetti recipe!
Guys, this seafood pasta with tomato based sauce is a must try dish. If you like tomatoes and shrimp that is!
How to make spicy shrimp spaghetti
Spaghetti: The fastest way to make this dish is starting off with spaghetti. Get a pot and fill it with water. Check the package for instructions on time and water amount. 14oz/400g of spaghetti should feed 4 people.
It will take about 10 minutes for the water to boil and roughly the same time for spaghetti to be cooked. Now like I said check the package to confirm this as I once bought extra thin spaghetti that needed only 3 minutes to cook.
Shrimp: I bought medium shrimp. The shrimp was already pre-cooked so all I needed to do was heating it up. I was after fresh shrimp but there is no chance I can get my hands on those in our local supermarket.
If you prefer using fresh shrimp, then by no means go ahead and buy some. Just buy about 1.1 pound/500 grams instead of 0.8 pound/400 grams. If it is peeled and deveined you are good to go, if not you might need about 20 minutes to peel and devein these.
Also for cooking time – throw them in the sauce 2-3 minutes earlier so they cook through.
The sauce: This tomato based sauce is very easy to make. All you need is a large frying pan (or a wide bottom pot/sauce pan).
Butter, chopped tomatoes (possibly fresh ones), garlic, parsley, soy sauce, chili & shrimp!
Shrimp will go in at last. Bear in mind that you need to cook fresh shrimp while pre-cooked needs only reheating.
Seasoning: I did not use salt at all here. All I added was soy sauce which is quite salty so there was no need for extra salt. Butter, garlic and parsley do the trick here and “season” the sauce perfectly!
What I like about spicy shrimp spaghetti:
- It’s easy – It is indeed a very easy shrimp pasta recipe.
- It’s fast – The whole dish is ready in 20 minutes!
- It’s yummylicious – buttery tomato sauce full of flavor!
Print Pin
4.41 from 5 votes
Spicy Shrimp Spaghetti
Spicy Shrimp Spaghetti is an easy and delicious dish ready in 20 minutes. Shrimp cooked in butter-y tomato sauce with garlic and served with pasta.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 561
Author: Julia
Ingredients
- 14 ounces Spaghetti (400 grams)
- 14 ounces Pre-Cooked Shrimp , peeled & deveined (400 grams)
- 2 tablespoons Unsalted Butter (30 grams)
- 6 Large Fresh Tomatoes
- 3 cloves Garlic
- A handful of Fresh Flat Leaf Parsley
- 1-2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
- 1 Chili Pepper of Your Choice
- Salt to Taste
Instructions
Start off with spaghetti. Cook them according to packet instructions. This is a quick recipe so they should be ready at the same time as the sauce.
In a large frying pan, melt the butter, add chopped tomatoes and cook on high temperature for 3-4 minutes. If needed, add a few tablespoons of water.
Meanwhile: Peel & thinly slice the garlic. Wash the chilies & slice them as well (I used 1 chili pepper – this was a very mild variety but you can add as much as you like – either less or more!
Add garlic + chili to the pan and cook for a further 5 minutes.
At last throw in the shrimp & finely chopped parsley, add soy sauce, mix well & cook for 4-5 minutes until the shrimp is heated through. Taste the sauce and season with salt, if needed.
Mix the sauce with drained spaghetti and serve!
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Shrimp Spaghetti Recipe
Nutrition Facts
Spicy Shrimp Spaghetti
Amount per Serving
Calories
561
% Daily Value*
Fat
8
g
12
%
Saturated Fat
4
g
25
%
Cholesterol
265
mg
Potassium
792
mg
23
%
Carbohydrates
83
g
28
%
Fiber
5
g
21
%
Sugar
8
g
9
%
Protein
35
g
70
%
Vitamin A
1820
IU
36
%
Vitamin C
46.2
mg
56
%
Calcium
187
mg
19
%
Iron
4.1
mg
23
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
** As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Tried this recipe?Follow @happyfoodstube and tag #happyfoodstube
LEAVE A COMMENT
