Pasta with Spicy Shrimp and Sun-dried Tomatoes

4.50 (8)
⏱ 30 mins 🍽 4-6 serving(s) 🌶 italian 🏷 Spanish

This Italian pasta dish combines succulent shrimp with the rich flavours of sun-dried tomatoes and kalamata olives. A quick tomato sauce, infused with garlic, lemon zest, and red pepper, coats the linguine. Finished with fresh basil and crumbled feta, it's a flavourful meal ready in about 30 minutes, perfect for a weeknight dinner or casual entertaining.

Pasta with Spicy Shrimp and Sun-dried Tomatoes

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 lb uncooked large shrimp, peeled,deveined
  • 4 large shallots, sliced
  • 3/4 cup sliced drained sun-dried tomato packed in oil
  • 1/2 cup sliced pitted kalamata olives or 1/2 cup other brine-cured black olives
  • 6 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon, rind of
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry crushed red pepper
  • 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, in juice,drained
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
  • 1 (12 ounce) package linguine
  • 1 cup crumbled feta cheese

Method

  1. Warm 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large, heavy pot.
  2. Cook the shrimp until they turn pink, which should take about 2 minutes.
  3. Remove the shrimp from the pot with a slotted spoon and place them in a bowl.
  4. Pour the remaining tablespoon of oil into the same pot.
  5. Place the sliced shallots, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, chopped garlic, lemon rind, and crushed red pepper into the pot.
  6. Cook these ingredients until the shallots have softened, approximately 4 minutes.
  7. Stir in the drained canned tomatoes and let the mixture simmer until it thickens, around 3 minutes.
  8. Add the chopped fresh basil to the sauce.
  9. Put the shrimp and any collected juices back into the pot, stirring for about 1 minute to warm through.
  10. While preparing the sauce, boil the linguine in salted water until it is al dente.
  11. Drain the cooked pasta.
  12. Combine the drained pasta with the sauce in the pot.
  13. Toss everything together over the heat so the sauce covers the pasta.
  14. Add salt and pepper to your taste.
  15. Move the pasta to a serving dish and sprinkle the crumbled feta cheese on top.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium1259100 mg

Recipe details

CategorySpanish
Cuisineitalian
AuthorPaulaG