Delicious Shrimp Cherry Tomato Pasta Without The Cream
A simple and flavorful pasta dish made with juicy jumbo shrimp, fresh cherry tomato sauce, garlic, butter, Parmesan, and fragrant fresh basil.
Ingredients
For the sauce
Directions
- 1
Boil the pasta and save some pasta water.
- 2
Season shrimp with salt, paper, chili powder and garlic powder. Mix and set aside.
- 3
Heat oil in a pan and sear shrimp both side for 1 minutes. Add 1/4 sticks of butter and a squeeze of lemon juice and cook for another one minute. Remove and set aside.
- 4
In the same pan add 1 tablespoon chili flakes, chopped garlic and onion. Saute about 1 minute or until the onions turned translucent.
- 5
Add in the cherry tomatoes and the tomato paste and cook for a minute. Add in the pasta water and cook for 4-5 minutes or until the tomatoes are soft and the sauce is thickened.
- 6
Add in the fresh chopped basil, cooked pasta and grated Parmesan. Mix well to combine and add in the cooked shrimp!!
- 7
Serve with more fresh basil and Parmesan and ENJOY!