Creamy Shrimp Pasta

This Creamy Shrimp Pasta recipe is a decadent pasta with shrimp simmered in a creamy tomato basil sauce. Ready in 30 minutes so it's perfect for weeknights!

Course Main Dishes

Cuisine American

Keyword shrimp

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings Servings

Calories 444kcal

Ingredients

Ingredients:

8 ounces dried penne pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic minced
1 1/2 cups halved cherry tomatoes
3/4 cup heavy cream
handful fresh basil
1 pound 51-60 count shrimp peeled and deveined
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain set aside.
While the pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic, cook just until fragrant 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add in tomatoes and cook 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and slowly add cream. Simmer for 15 minutes or until thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon.
Add in shrimp. Simmer 5 - 7 minutes or until the shrimp are cooked through.
Add in cooked pasta and basil. Turn off heat and let sit 5 minutes. Stir and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

Notes

To lessen the prep time, I like to buy easy peel shrimp. This means that they've already been deveined for you. It makes things SO much faster.

Nutrition facts for estimation purposes only.

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