Creamy Tomato Shrimp Pasta

Creamy Tomato Shrimp Pasta is the perfect weeknight dinner! Packed with juicy shrimp, sweet tomatoes, and a rich Parmesan cream sauce, it's easy enough for a weeknight and impressive enough for date night.

Course dinner, Main Course, pasta

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings Servings

Calories 974kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

FOR THE PASTA

1 Box Pasta of choice
1 Cup Cherry Tomatoes sliced
2 Handfuls Spinach
1 Cup Parmesan Cheese divided
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 Handful Fresh Basil chopped
1 ½ Cups Cooking Cream
1 Clove Garlic chopped
Salt & Pepper
½ Teaspoon chili flakes optional

FOR THE SHRIMP

1 Pound Raw Shrimp peeled and deveined shrimp (buy frozen)
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper
½ Teaspoon Chili Flakes

FOR GARNISH

Parmesan Cheese
Basil chopped

Instructions

Bring medium pot of salted water to boil. Add your pasta and cook according to box instructions. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water.
In a medium size saucepan, add in olive oil and seasoned shrimp. Cook shrimp until it’s pink on both sides. Remove from pan and set aside.
Add in olive oil and garlic to the sauce pan. Add in Cherry tomatoes and cook for 6-8 minutes. Season with salt & pepper. Once tomatoes have cooked and broken down, add in spinach and mix together for 4-5 minutes.
Add in cooking cream and mix together until combined. Let sauce cook for 4-5 minutes, season as necessary and add in Parmesan cheese. Add shrimp back in and mix.
Add in pasta directly to the sauce and add in pasta water as needed.
Plate and top with fresh Parmesan, Basil, black pepper, chili flakes and a drizzle of olive oil. Serve and enjoy!

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