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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.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 330 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 1½-2 cups shrimp (medium or large, peeled and deveined)
  • 1 clove garlic (minced)
  • ¼ 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

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  1. Cook the pasta al dente in a large pot of boiling salted water. Stirring often.
  2. While the pasta is cooking, 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, if you use pre-cooked shrimp then cook for only 1-2 minutes, but watch them and stir occasionally, because you don't want them to burn or stick to the pan.
  3. When shrimps are cooked, add the cooked al dente pasta and ¼ cup (60 grams) of pasta water, cook on high heat tossing together until the water has evaporated approximately 1 minutes, almost becoming a creamy mixture, serve immediately topped with fresh chopped parsley. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Be sure to use good quality fresh or frozen shrimp that is peeled, or peel and devein it yourself. Any size of shrimp works here as long as you don’t overcook it. I sometimes get pre-cooked shrimp and that only take 1-2 minutes to cook.
  • Store any leftovers in an air tight container, properly stored, the pasta will last for 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Information

Serving 4g Calories 330kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 32.63g (11%) Protein 15.64g (31%) Fat 14.87g (23%) Saturated Fat 2.08g (10%) Cholesterol 120.96mg (40%) Sodium 477.05mg (20%) Potassium 174.78mg (5%) Fiber 1.67g (7%) Sugar 1.21g (2%) Vitamin A 631.8IU (13%) Vitamin C 12.18mg (14%) Calcium 88.88mg (9%) Iron 2.12mg (12%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 330

% Daily Value*

Serving 4g
Calories 330kcal 17%
Carbohydrates 32.63g 11%
Protein 15.64g 31%
Fat 14.87g 23%
Saturated Fat 2.08g 10%
Cholesterol 120.96mg 40%
Sodium 477.05mg 20%
Potassium 174.78mg 4%
Fiber 1.67g 7%
Sugar 1.21g 2%
Vitamin A 631.8IU 13%
Vitamin C 12.18mg 14%
Calcium 88.88mg 9%
Iron 2.12mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.