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Spicy tomato and shrimp pasta

by Sandy

Spicy tomato and shrimp pasta { thegirllovestoeat.com }

Oh I’ve been so lazy those last two weeks. I’ve been lazy in the kitchen and lazy on the blog. The only part in my life where I haven’t been lazy is work. It’s crazy stressfull at the moment and whenever I got home from a challenging day at the agency, I went straight into couch-potato-mode. No nerve for fancy feasts and dinners. Quick meals where my go-to recipes for the last two weeks. And one of them I like to share with you today: A lovely spicy tomato and shrimp pasta dish.

I can’t believe this wasn’t on the blog already, because I’ve been making this recipe for years and it never gets boring for me. It’s just a few simple ingredients I always have in the pantry and in the freezer, thirty minutes of cooking and you have great pasta and in a creamy, spicy tomato sauce, topped with juicy shrimp. Yum!

Spicy tomato and shrimp pasta { thegirllovestoeat.com }

Spicy tomato and shrimp pasta { thegirllovestoeat.com }

Spicy tomato and shrimp pasta { thegirllovestoeat.com }

Spicy tomato and shrimp pasta { thegirllovestoeat.com }

Spicy tomato and shrimp pasta

Pasta in a spicy, creamy tomato sauce topped with juicy shrimp.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • 300 g spaghetti
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1 clove of garlic finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 2 cups tomato passata
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1/2 tsp chili flakes
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 14 shrimp peeled
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • olive oil

Instructions

  • Heat a splash of olive oil in a large pan and cook the onions and garlic for 2-3 minutes over medium to high heat, until they are translucent and slightly brown.
  • Add the white wine and let it evaporate for a couple of seconds.
  • Add the passata, the bay leaves, chili flakes and salt and pepper to taste.
  • Turn down the heat to low and let the sauce simmer for 15 minutes, until it has thickened and halved in volume.
  • Meanwhile cook the pasta according to package and save one cup of the cooking water.*
  • When the pasta is almost done, turn up the sauce again and add the shrimp and the cream. Cook for a few minutes until the shrimp are just cooked through.**
  • Add the drained pasta and mix until everything is coated. Add a few splashes of pasta water if the pasta seems to dry for your taste. Serve immidiately.

Notes

* Whenever I make a pasta dish with some kind of sauce I ALWAYS save a cup of the pasta cooking water. It's the magic stuff that makes sauces silky. It helps you to adjust the sauce to the desired thickness right before serving.
** Do not overcook your shrimp. They do not need long. Just a couple of minutes, until they have turned bright orange and they should be cooked through and still juicy and tender.

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2 comments

Allie | In This Kitchen 12th June, 2016 - 10:36 pm

This looks like the perfect weeknight meal, because I can sooooo relate to “being lazy everywhere but work” when work is crazy. Mine seems to be FINALLY slowing down after almost 2 months of being nonstop busy.

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Sandy 13th June, 2016 - 4:17 pm

Thanks Allie! Keeping my fingers crossed that both our work routine calms down a bit! I really miss cooking big meals…

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