Creamy Shrimp Pasta
Creamy shrimp pasta is an easy recipe with garlic butter and spinach sauce. Flavorful spices, tomatoes and cream cheese makes this rich dish irresistible.
Yield: 6
Calories: 245kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 pound shrimp
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon cracked pepper
- ¾ cup 2% milk
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese
- ¾ cup peeled tomato canned or fresh, diced
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- 4 cups fresh spinach leaves
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
- 12 oz linguine pasta cooked
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated parmesan optional
Instructions
- Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat.
- Add shrimp and cook until they start to change color.
- Add garlic and stir.
- Add crushed red pepper, cracked pepper and cook a few more minutes until the shrimp is pink and opaque. Transfer shrimp to a separate dish.
- Add milk and cream cheese to the skillet. With a spoon or whisk, gently scrape the bottom of the pan to mix the browned bits into the mixture.
- Add tomatoes, basil, oregano, thyme and stir.
- Bring sauce to a boil, then reduce heat to low while sauce continues to thicken.
- Mix in the spinach leaves.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Add the shrimp back into the skillet and mix.
- Sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve over pasta.
- Add fresh parmesan cheese and enjoy!
Notes
Add additional milk if you prefer more sauce. If the sauce seems too runny, stir in a teaspoon of cornstarch mixed with a teaspoon of water. This will thicken the sauce.
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Nutrition
Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 208mg | Sodium: 711mg | Potassium: 311mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 2191IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 193mg | Iron: 4mg