Shrimp Scampi Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

If you like shrimp scampi but want something more than just plain shrimp with butter, olive oil and garlic, then try this Shrimp Scampi Linguine Pasta with Sun-Dried tomatoes.    You’ll love this yummy twist – the addition of sun-dried tomatoes to shrimp scampi.

This recipe is easy and quick, and the cooking method is simple.  First, shrimp is cooked with sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, and red pepper flakes.  Then it’s tossed with linguine pasta. Both pasta and shrimp are smothered in a light, flavorful shrimp scampi sauce.

Shrimp recipes can get boring and repetitive: shrimp and garlic and butter, shrimp with herbs, etc.  Sometimes I want something more than just shrimp and garlic.

What I found is that shrimp goes really well with sun-dried tomatoes, and I experimented with these ingredients in several recipes, such as in this Garlic Shrimp and Sun-Dried Tomatoes with Pasta in Spicy Cream Sauce and in this Shrimp Pasta with Creamy Mozzarella Sauce.  Not surprisingly, I am using sun-dried tomatoes in this shrimp scampi linguine and it works really well!

How to to make shrimp scampi pasta

STEP 1.   PREPARE SHRIMP:
Add 1 pound of shrimp, peeled and deveined, to a large skillet on medium-high heat.

STEP 2.   COOK SHRIMP:
Cook shrimp, seasoned generously with salt and pepper flakes, in 1 tablespoon olive oil from sun-dried tomatoes, for 3 minutes, flipping once, until pink.

That’s what your shrimp will look like after 3 minutes of cooking, nice and pink, but not rubbery (do not overcook it):

STEP 3.   ADD SUN-DRIED TOMATOES:
Add sun-dried tomatoes, drained mostly of oil + 1 tablespoon of olive oil from sun-dried tomatoes, and minced garlic, mix, and cook for 1 more minute.

STEP 4.   MAKE SHRIMP SCAMPI SAUCE:
Remove shrimp from the skillet, leaving sun-dried tomatoes in the skillet. Add chicken stock (or chicken stock and wine) to the skillet, gently bring to boil, reduce to simmer until the mixture thickens a bit.

STEP 5.   COOK PASTA:
Cook linguine pasta according to package instructions, drain. Add cooked pasta to the skillet with the sauce, mix to coat. Add more chicken stock (or pasta water), if needed. Taste, and season with more salt, if needed.

STEP 6.   GARNISH:
Finally, add shrimp on top, top with shredded Parmesan cheese and chopped cilantro.

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Shrimp Scampi Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

Easy, 30-minute pasta recipe: Shrimp Scampi Linguine Pasta with Sun-Dried tomatoes.    You'll love this yummy twist - the addition of sun-dried tomatoes to shrimp scampi.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 448 kcal

Author: Julia

Ingredients

Shrimp scampi

• 1 pound shrimp without shells deveined
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes chopped, drained of oil
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves , minced
• 1/2 cup chicken stock or 1/4 cup chicken stock and 1/4 cup wine

Pasta

• 8 oz linguine
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese shredded
• cilantro chopped, for garnish

Instructions

Cook shrimp

1. Cook shrimp, seasoned generously with salt and pepper flakes, in a large skillet on medium-high heat in 1 tablespoon olive oil from sun-dried tomatoes, for 3 minutes, flipping once, until pink.
2. Add sun-dried tomatoes, drained mostly of oil + 1 tablespoon of olive oil from sun-dried tomatoes, and minced garlic, mix, and cook for 1 more minute. Remove shrimp from the skillet, leaving sun-dried tomatoes in the skillet.

Make sauce

1. Add chicken stock (or chicken stock and wine) to the skillet, gently bring to boil, reduce to simmer until the mixture thickens a bit.

Prepare pasta

1. Cook pasta, drain. Add cooked pasta to the skillet with the sauce, mix to coat. Add more chicken stock (or pasta water), if needed. Taste, and season with more salt, if needed.
2. Then, add shrimp on top, top with shredded Parmesan cheese and chopped cilantro.

Nutrition Facts

Shrimp Scampi Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 448 Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 11g 17%

Saturated Fat 2g 10%

Cholesterol 291mg 97%

Sodium 1214mg 51%

Potassium 512mg 15%

Total Carbohydrates 49g 16%

Dietary Fiber 2g 8%

Sugars 4g

Protein 35g 70%

Vitamin A 2.9%

Vitamin C 10%

Calcium 26.3%

Iron 22.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.