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Shrimp Tomato Spinach Pasta in Garlic Butter Sauce - a delicious Italian pasta dish with lots of fresh ingredients!
I absolutely love combining shrimp, pasta, and tomatoes. My long-time favorite is spicy shrimp pasta with garlic tomato sauce. Seafood, vegetables, and pasta are definitely a winning combination!
Why make shrimp tomato pasta
- This recipe is a great way to use up a bunch of fresh tomatoes you might have sitting around in your kitchen!
- It's a healthy, Mediterranean style recipe. This shrimp pasta is packed with healthy ingredients. I am talking about fresh vegetables, such as tomatoes and spinach.
- It's a vibrant and colorful recipe that makes a beautiful presentation!
- You can easily make this pasta gluten free by using gluten free noodles.
What makes this recipe work?
- In this recipe, the tomatoes are only slightly cooked. This preserves their freshness and shape.
- The shrimp has rich flavor thanks to paprika and crushed red pepper.
- The garlic butter sauce is refreshing and comforting. It's made with fresh tomatoes, fresh spinach, minced garlic, olive oil, and butter.
This recipe became a favorite in my household. It disappeared quickly from the skillet as everybody went for seconds. And, it's so easy to make!
When you cook the shrimp and garlic in olive oil, the shrimp will smell and look so good! You will be tempted to eat half of it before finishing up this recipe! 🙂
Resist the temptation! I promise you will be rewarded with the best garlic shrimp tomato pasta you'll ever taste!
And, if you want something more creamy, I recommend my very popular shrimp pasta with creamy mozzarella sauce. If you like mushrooms, you'll love creamy shrimp pasta with mushrooms.
How to make shrimp tomato spinach pasta
1) First, saute fresh shrimp in garlic, butter, and olive oil, until just pink on both sides. The shrimp will still be undercooked but it will continue cooking later.
2) Sprinkle the shrimp generously with salt and paprika, as you're cooking it.
3) Then, add chopped fresh tomatoes and cooked spinach along with garlic and crushed red pepper to the skillet with shrimp.
4) Mix everything well. Remove from heat (while you cook the pasta). You don't want to overcook the shrimp and tomatoes - they will continue cooking in the next step.
5) Cook fettuccine pasta in boiling water, according to package instructions. Drain.
6) Next, add cooked and drained pasta to the skillet with shrimp, spinach, and tomatoes, along with some lemon juice and more butter.
7) Heat up your shrimp tomato spinach pasta, and season with salt and red pepper flakes. Stir constantly until the shrimp is cooked through, and all ingredients are heated through.
8) Top with grated Parmesan cheese, when serving.
Enjoy this Shrimp Tomato and Spinach Pasta!
Shrimp Tomato Spinach Pasta in Garlic Butter Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 lb shrimp , fresh, uncooked, shelled and deveined
- 5 tomatoes , medium size, fresh, chopped into large cubes
- 1 cup spinach cooked
- 5 garlic cloves , minced
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ lemon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper or more
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- 10 oz fettuccine pasta
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese grated, for serving
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil, until melted.
- Add fresh shrimp and half the minced garlic. Make sure the shrimp is not crowded. Cook for 1 minute on one side until pink on that side.
- While the shrimp is cooking, generously sprinkle paprika and salt over uncooked side of the shrimp.
- Flip the shrimp over and cook for another 1 or 2 minutes until pink on the other side.
- To the skillet with shrimp, add chopped fresh tomatoes, cooked spinach, and the remaining amount of minced garlic. Add ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper (or more). Mix everything well, remove from heat while you cook pasta.
- In the meantime cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water to prevent pasta from cooking and getting mushy.
- Add cooked pasta to the skillet with shrimp and vegetables with 1 or 2 tablespoons of butter.
- Add freshly squeezed lemon juice. Depending on the juiciness of your lemon, it could be ¼ of a small lemon or ½ lemon. Don't add too much lemon juice.
- Season with salt and more crushed red pepper. Warm up on medium heat until the shrimp is cooked through, and all ingredients are heated through.
- To serve, top with grated Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition
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Made this for supper, Delish!!!
Happy to hear that! 🙂
Loved the dish. It was easy but delicious!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Tonia, you are very welcome! So glad you liked this recipe!
Made this for our Valentines dinner and it was delicious! Followed the recipe exactly. I’ll definitely make it again!
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Glad to have found your recipe! Always comes out perfect! Has been our go-to pasta recipe! Simple but soooooo delicious & healthy. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Would you provide suggestions to substitute for Shrimp and how to prepare? Shellfish allergy in the family. Looks scrumptious!
If you don't want to use shrimp, you can use chicken. Here is a recipe you might like: Tomato Spinach Chicken Spaghetti
I make this quite often and add fresh sliced mushrooms and 2 handfuls of fresh spinach.
I also use the grape tomatoes instead! So delicious!
Thanks for this recipe!
Thank you, Diane, for such a wonderful comment! The addition of mushrooms sounds delicious!
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I made this last night and the dish was delicious. Smelled great being made.Everyone ate together! Took it to a pre-Thanksgiving girls night. Everyone ate it cold! Yup it's a good dish!
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Delicious and it helps to use up my surplus tomatoes.
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This was a really delectable pasta dish. Very easy to make and it has a nice blend of flavors.
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JUST WATCHING THIS MADE MY WIFE AND I JUMP UP.... OUR FAVORITE DISHES ARE WITH PASTAS AND SHRIMP OR LOBSTER, CRAB.. WE EAT TOMATOES BY THE BUSHELS... LOVE YOUR RECIPES.!
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This recipe is simply delicious!!! Even my picky 7YO loved it.
Simple, eady, delicious...just like I like it.
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So good! Even my husband really liked it and he's not a pasta guy. I will make this again!
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This is a great dish! My family really enjoyed it!
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We loved this! Such an easy and delicious combination of flavors. Thank!
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I don't have lemons or lemon juice. How would it be if I splash some apple cider vinegar in the meal
I would use either lemons or limes instead.
I have frozen cooked shrimp...how can I adjust the recipe?
Thaw the shrimp, and just proceed with the recipe as is!
I am professional chef,lived in Italy two years,learned Five years in culinary school, This a. Great recepi ,congratulations!Andrew
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