Shrimp Red Sauce Spaghetti Recipe

If you are looking for a quick and tasty dinner loaded with shrimps, you must bookmark this 20-minute red sauce spaghetti recipe.

📝 Ingredients

• 200 gram spaghetti pasta
• 4 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoon garlic, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon Italian herb mix (oregano, thyme, sage)
• 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
• 200 gram shrimps/prawns (cleaned and deveined)
• 1 Cup tomato marinara or arabiatta sauce (see recipe here)
• 1/2 Cup boiled pasta water
• Salt and Pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoon green onion or chives, chopped

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Cook pasta according to packet directions, but reduce the cooking time by 1 minute (because the pasta will cook further in the sauce as well). Hence, it is best to cook pasta al dente.
2. 2Reserve 1 Cup of boiled pasta water, drain the remaining water from the pasta. Rinse pasta with water to stop the cooking process. Set aside in a metal colander.
3. 3Heat olive oil in a large saucepan. Add garlic, Italian herb, chili flakes, and saute for 20 - 30 seconds to infuse the flavor into the oil. No need to brown the garlic.
4. 4Add shrimps, and saute till they are fully cooked. Shrimp does not take a long time to cook. They are fully cooked in 5 - 6 minutes.
5. 5Add the red pasta sauce, salt, pepper, boiled pasta water, and quickly stir. Simmer the sauce for 5 - 6 minutes. Taste and add more seasoning if required.
6. 6Add boiled pasta and gently toss to coat it with the sauce. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Turn off the heat.
7. 7Garnish pasta with fresh basil leaves or chives or green onion.
8. 8Serve red sauce spaghetti with a toasted bread slice.