Creamy Shrimp Spaghetti

Beautiful, delicious, a holiday every day! Spaghetti with shrimp in creamy sauce is a famous restaurant dish that you can now easily prepare at home. It’s easy, quick to prepare, and even a novice housewife can handle it. This is a great dish for a romantic dinner!
cook time: 30 min
Liam Carson
Creamy Shrimp Spaghetti

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

285
Calories
11g
Fat
29g
Carbs
11g
Protein

Ingredients (3 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 2 clove
Salt to taste
Butter 30 g
Pepper to taste
Parsley to taste
Cream 200 g
Shrimps 150 g
Spaghetti 250 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make spaghetti with shrimp in creamy sauce? Prepare your food. My shrimp are selected, unpeeled, fresh frozen. But any will do — both fresh and boiled-frozen. It is better to use 20 percent cream for the sauce. Spaghetti is made from durum wheat.

Step 2

Step 2
Wash the shrimp under running water. While I was washing and cleaning them, they defrosted.

Step 3

Step 3
Next, clean the shrimp from the shell, tails and intestinal veins. To remove the intestinal vein, you need to cut the shrimp along the back and carefully remove the dark intestine with a knife. In the process, the shrimp were completely defrosted.

Step 4

Step 4
Prepare the sauce, but first put a pot of water on the stove for the spaghetti. Both the sauce and the pasta cook quickly, so it’s best to do it at the same time. Peel the garlic and chop finely.

Step 5

Step 5
Heat the butter in a deep frying pan, add the garlic and lightly fry it over low heat for a few minutes.

Step 6

Step 6
I have quite large shrimp, so I cut them into small pieces, if you have small ones, skip this step.

Step 7

Step 7
Place the shrimp in the pan with the garlic.

Step 8

Step 8
Fry them, stirring constantly. If you already have boiled shrimp, fry for a short time, just to warm them up. I fried for five minutes. No longer needed, they may become rubbery.

Step 9

Step 9
Meanwhile, the water will boil, add spaghetti to it and add salt. Let them cook.

Step 10

Step 10
Pour cream over the shrimp, add salt and pepper, mix well. Wait for them to boil, turn the heat to low and leave the sauce to simmer for five minutes.

Step 11

Step 11
Wash, dry and then chop the parsley. It is best suited for spaghetti with shrimp; I would not recommend using other greens. Set aside some of the greens for serving.

Step 12

Step 12
Add parsley to the sauce, stir, turn off the heat.

Step 13

Step 13
Meanwhile, the spaghetti has already been cooked. There is no need to bring them to complete boiling, let them remain a little hard, this state is called al dente. When combined with hot sauce, the pasta will be cooked through. I advise you to follow the time indicated on the pasta packaging and cook the spaghetti a minute less. If the sauce is not ready yet, but the spaghetti is already cooked, drain it in a colander, reserving some of the cooking water.

Step 14

Step 14
Place the spaghetti in the pan with the sauce and mix well. If it seems like there is not enough sauce, add some of the pasta water. Leave them for a couple of minutes so that the pasta is saturated with the aroma of the sauce and is ready. Serve the spaghetti hot, sprinkled with parsley. Bon appetit!

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