Best Quick Shrimp Pasta Recipes

SUNNY'S QUICK ONION AND GARLIC SHRIMP WITH PASTA

Steps:

• Add olive oil, lemon zest and a few grinds of black pepper to a large saute pan over medium-low heat. Cook until oil is warm and pepper is fragrant when you waft it towards you, about 4 minutes.
• Add the onions, garlic, scallions, a pinch of chile flakes and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally to prevent them from browning, until the green of the scallions are wilted and darkened and the onion and garlic are tender, about 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add clam juice and lemon juice and bring to a light simmer; stir. Taste: If the tart of the tomatoes and lemon juice is too strong, add sugar in sprinkles, stirring and tasting as you go until it tastes just right. You may not use it at all or you may not use it all; it's totally optional.
• Raise the heat to medium and nestle the shrimp into the pan. Cover and cook on one side until shrimp begins to turn opaque and curl slightly, 2 to 3 minutes. Toss and cook until shrimp just begins to turn pink on the other side, 1 to 2 more minutes. (Shrimp cooks fast and there's a thin line between done and overdone; the best rule is to remove the pan from the heat as it begins to reach the finish line.) Continue tossing and the heat of the pan will continue to cook the shrimp until done. Add pasta to a large serving bowl, then sprinkle with parsley, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with some more salt and pepper and top with the shrimp mixture. Serve warm during the winter or chilled during the summer.

QUICK SEAFOOD PASTA WITH SHRIMP IN PINK CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook fettuccine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat and cook garlic until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir wine and tomato paste together in a small bowl; add to the saucepan. Simmer over low heat until sauce starts to thicken, about 10 minutes. Stir shrimp into the sauce. Cook until shrimp are pink, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove about 2/3 of the shrimp with a slotted spoon and put in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until pureed. Return pureed shrimp to the saucepan and stir in heavy cream. Heat until warm, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with the fettuccine.

QUICK SHRIMP SCAMPI PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a large saucepan, melt butter and add white wine. Over medium heat, add shrimp and basil. Cook until pink all over; about 3 to 5 minutes. Serve over pasta.

QUICK AND EASY CREAMY GARLIC SHRIMP PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Boil pasta. Drain, set aside, keep warm.
• Place cleaned and deveined shrimp in pan. Place butter and 3 crushed garlic cloves on shrimp, sprinkle with pepper and garlic powder. Broil until shrimp is pink and opaque.
• In same saucepan used to boil pasta, over medium heat, combine half and half, garlic powder, salt, pepper, 1 crushed garlic clove, and cheese. Add pasta, bring to low boil. Add flour, mix well.
• Add shrimp AND butter mixture from pan directly into saucepan, mix well. Serve immediately.

QUICK SHRIMP & PASTA

Steps:

• In a large pot, boil water for pasta.
• Add salt and film the top of the water with Vegetable Oil When the water starts boiling, add the pasta.
• Stir.
• In a saute' pan, heat the butter and olive oil together.
• Add the red pepper flakes (more or less to taste) Toast the pepper flakes until sizzling.
• Add shrimp and toss to coat.
• Add white wine, lower to simmer for 5 minutes.
• When pasta is done, drain and add to saute pan.
• Toss, season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Garnish with grated Parmesan cheese.

QUICK GARLIC-SHRIMP PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting the salt and adding the broccoli to the boiling water for the last 2 min.
• Drain pasta mixture; place in large bowl. Add remaining ingredients; mix lightly.