Description
We love all kinds of shrimp pasta and this recipe is probably our favorite of the bunch. It’s the one that gets made the most anyway. The flavors are delicious and this easy pasta takes 15 minutes to make from start to finish! Plus, it’s healthy too. With only 5 ingredients in this shrimp pasta, it may just become a regular on your weekly menu. Plus you can use fresh or frozen shrimp for this pasta which makes it even more convenient.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 ounces garganelli egg pasta (or other favorite pasta) (170g)
- 10 ounces shrimp or prawns, heads on (about 12 medium shrimp) (285g)
- 5 ounces sweet grape tomatoes (about 12–15 small grape tomatoes) (140g)
- 3 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (50g)
- 1 garlic clove, smashed
- sea salt to taste
Instructions
- Blister the garlic. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet until lightly blistered and blonde in color (not browned).
- Cook the shrimp shells and heads. Add the shrimp heads and shells to further infuse the oil and sauté until cooked through and have turned orange/red and remove them to a bowl.
- Cook the tomatoes. Add the sliced tomatoes and cook until soft. Smash them with a fork to help break them up.
- Cook the pasta. Cook the pasta to “al dente” doneness according to packaged directions.
- Cook the shrimp. Add the shrimp and cook in the sauce for about 3 to 4 minutes flipping over once and the shrimp have turned opaque. Turn off the heat while the pasta finishes cooking. Add any residual juices or oil from the bowl with the shrimp heads/shells.
- Finish the sauce & assemble the pasta. During the last 2 minutes of pasta cooking time, add about 1/4 cup of starchy pasta cooking water to the sauce and stir. Adjust seasonings and if you need to add a little more pasta water, do so. With the sauce turned back on to medium-hi heat, add the strained pasta and toss everything together. Adjust seasoning and serve with a piece of crusty Italian bread to “scarpetta” (sop up) the shrimpy sauce. Enjoy!
Notes
- Do not throw away the shrimp heads and shells. When they’ve cooled to room temperature, place them in a sealable container and freeze them until you have accumulated enough to make a seafood stock.
- Do not overcook the shrimp. The shrimp should only cook for 3-4 minutes total. If you’re concerned they’ll overcook while you wait on the pasta to be done, place them in a bowl off to the side. Put them back into the sauce when you add the pasta and toss everything together before serving.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Pasta
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2
