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Creamy Pasta with Shrimp, Bacon, Spinach, Garlic, and Tomatoes

Published: May 12, 2017 | 17 Comments

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Looking for an easy shrimp recipe?  Then, try this Creamy Pasta with Shrimp, Bacon, Spinach, Garlic, and Tomatoes!

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This is one of the best ways to cook shrimp – by smothering it in a creamy Parmesan sauce with lots of veggies and bacon, and red pepper flakes!  Try this easy shrimp pasta sometime soon, and I am sure you will like it!

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It’s very easy to overcook shrimp, which makes it tough and rubbery, which is why I love this shrimp pasta recipe as the cream sauce helps keep shrimp tender and moist and prevents it from getting dry and overcooked. The sauce, made with bacon, spinach, garlic and tomatoes, is so delicious, you will have to restrain yourself.

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Enjoy the Creamy Pasta with Shrimp, Bacon, Spinach, Garlic, and Tomatoes, and don’t forget to top your pasta dish, once it’s ready, with extra Parmesan cheese (preferably, freshly grated).

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Creamy Pasta with Shrimp, Bacon, Spinach, Garlic, and Tomatoes
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 

Delicious Shrimp Pasta with the homemade creamy sauce with Bacon, Spinach, Garlic, and Tomatoes.  If you love seafood pasta, you'll love this recipe!

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 887 kcal
Author: Julia
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 pound shrimp , uncooked, peeled, deveined
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (thyme, oregano, basil - combined)
  • 4 tomatoes , chopped in large cubes
  • 5 garlic cloves , minced
  • 8 strips bacon , COOKED, DRAINED OF FAT, AND CHOPPED
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes crushed
  • 1 cup half and half
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup Parmesan cheese , freshly shredded
  • 6 oz spinach fresh
  • 10 oz penne pasta (for gluten-free version, use gluten-free brown-rice penne)
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese , shredded, for serving
Instructions
  1. In a large skillet, on high heat, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil until hot. Add shrimp and cook on one side on high heat for 1 minute. While it cooks, sprinkle the uncooked side of shrimp with salt, paprika and Italian seasoning. Flip the shrimp over, and cook on the other side for 1 minute on high heat. Reduce heat to medium, flip shrimp over again a couple of times, making sure all shrimp is covered in spices and until the shrimp turns pink in color, for a couple of minutes. Remove shrimp from the pan and keep shrimp warm.
  2. To the same pan (but without shrimp), add chopped tomatoes, garlic, half the bacon (already cooked and drained of fat), crushed red pepper flakes. Mix everything, and cook for about 1 minute, stirring everything on medium heat.
  3. Add half and half and bring to boil. Add another 1/4 teaspoon salt, stir. Only after half and half starts boiling, add Parmesan cheese (freshly shredded) and start stirring. Once the cheese start melting, immediately reduce heat to medium and stir, while simmering, until the cheese completely melts and the sauce becomes creamy, which should take 1 minute (at most 2 minutes). Then, reduce heat to low, add fresh spinach, cover with the lid and let the sauce sit, simmering on very low heat, for about 1 minute. Remove the lid, stir the sauce, the spinach should start to wilt, keep stirring on low heat, until the spinach wilts, for another minute.
  4. In the mean time bring a large pot of water to boil, add pasta and cook it according to instructions. Drain the past.
  5. Add cooked pasta to the skillet with the sauce, stir everything. Add cooked shrimp and remaining half of bacon (cooked and drained of fat) to the skillet. Season with more salt and red pepper flakes if necessary. To serve, top the pasta with grated Parmesan cheese.
Recipe Notes

WHAT IS HALF AND HALF? Half and half is the US milk product that combines half milk half heavy cream (whipping cream) to form a lighter cream.   Make 1 cup of half and half by combining 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup heavy or whipping cream.

Nutrition Facts
Creamy Pasta with Shrimp, Bacon, Spinach, Garlic, and Tomatoes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 887 Calories from Fat 396
% Daily Value*
Fat 44g68%
Saturated Fat 17g106%
Cholesterol 362mg121%
Sodium 2135mg93%
Potassium 1004mg29%
Carbohydrates 65g22%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 55g110%
Vitamin A 5820IU116%
Vitamin C 35.1mg43%
Calcium 756mg76%
Iron 5.7mg32%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

Want another delicious creamy shrimp pasta? Check out this video for Shrimp Mozzarella Pasta:

Filed Under: Bacon, Cheese, Dinner, Gluten Free, Parmesan, Pasta, Recipe, Seafood recipes, Shrimp, Spinach, Tomatoes, Vegetables Published: May 12, 2017 17 Comments

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  1. Jamie

    Dec 04, 2020 at 2:59 pm

    Looks good! Can you make this in an instant pot?

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    • Julia

      Dec 04, 2020 at 8:44 pm

      Hi Jamie! Unfortunately, I haven’t tried this in an instant pot.

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