If you love shrimp and if you love pasta, you will flip for this dish.
This is one of those dishes that is so simple to prepare but the results are truly spectacular. To put it over the top, make a batch of homemade marinara sauce in advance and then it all comes together in about 20 to 30 minutes!
How To Make Shrimp Marinara
This honestly could not be easier to prepare.
Because you're cooking with shrimp, it comes together very quickly.
You'll want to make sure you have all of your ingredients prepped and ready to be before you start cooking.
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Choosing the Right Shrimp
Purchasing frozen shrimp from your supermarket is perfectly fine.
In fact, unless you're shopping at a seafood market where shrimp was caught the same day (usually along the coast), the shrimp you see in the display came from the same bags you see in the frozen section.
EXPERT TIP: A shrimp's size is measured by the number of individual shrimp it takes to make up a pound. A label of 16/20 means that there are between 16 and 20 of these shrimp in a pound. The main takeaway? The smaller the number, the bigger the shrimp. Learn more here.
Seek out shrimp that is deveined and peeled to make it easy on yourself. Toss with fresh herbs before adding to the hot skillet with the sautéed garlic.
After you've dumped the shrimp into the hot skillet, you'll need to let them sauté for just a few minutes before flipping them.
The shrimp will begin to curl up and turn pink.
EXPERT TIP: Once the shrimp is pink all over, be sure to remove them with a slotted spoon immediately. Overcooking the shrimp will result in an unpleasant rubbery texture.
Tips for Perfect Shrimp Marinara
Mise en Place: As mentioned, this dish comes together very quickly. Be sure to have all of your herbs chopped and ready to go, and measure out the other ingredients. You don't want to have to do any of this once you start cooking.
Quality Marinara: This dish doesn't require a lot of ingredients, so going with quality is best. Go with top-notch marinara sauce, or make it from scratch (in advance). San Marzano tomatoes are a great choice. Squeeze them with your hands as you add them to the skillet.
Choosing the Best Pasta: For this, go with your favorite. We recommend a long tubular pasta, such as angel hair (or favorite), spaghetti, linguine, or fettuccine. Short pasta will work, too, but the chunky sauce is a nice match to the long-style pasta..
Once you brought the sauce together, it's time to add back in the shrimp.
You're getting very close to serving time.
EXPERT TIP: Be sure to check your cooking time for your pasta. If using fresh pasta, this will only take about 3 to 4 minutes. Completely dried pasta will take up to 12 minutes. It also depends on the type of pasta you are using. Remember to get your salted water boiling well in advance so everything will time out perfectly.
How To Serve and Store
You can easily pour the sauce with the shrimp directly over the cooked pasta.
However, we like to grab a second large skillet, add a little of the sauce, then add the pasta. Use tongs to coat the pasta. Transfer the remaining sauce and mix until completely mixed. Save a little pasta water if you need to to loosen then sauce a bit.
The sauce will keep covered in the fridge for up to 5 days and freezes beautifully for up to 2 months. Reheat the pasta in the microwave in 1 minutes intervals until hot. Or, reheat in a skillet, adding a little water, if needed.
Wine Pairing: You can't go wrong with white, red, or our favorite, rosé. The marinara sauce matches well against a Cabernet or Pinot Noir, but the shrimp matches well with Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc. A light rosé is wonderful, too.
This pasta is without a doubt one of our all-time favorites.
It's so easy and quick, it's perfect for a weeknight dinner, but it's elegant and so delicious, it's also great for serving to guests.
No matter what, with just one bite, you'll be a believer. Delizioso!
Ready to make one of the best shrimp pasta dishes this side of Sicily? Go for it!
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Shrimp Marinara
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