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Spicy Lemon Shrimp Pasta

An easy weeknight pasta dish with lemon and crushed red pepper flakes that takes less than thirty minutes from start to finish.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/3 Cup Olive Oil
  • 1 Teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper Flakes more or less depending on your spice tolerance
  • 8 Ounces Grape Tomatoes halved length-wise
  • 1 Pound Raw Shrimp tails removed and deveined
  • 2 Cloves Garlic grated
  • 2 Cups Fresh Spinach chopped
  • Juice and Zest from 1 Lemon
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 8 Ounces Cooked Spaghetti or Capellini

Instructions

  1. Add olive oil to a medium skillet. Heat over medium flame. Add the tomatoes and cover with lid. Saute tomatoes for ten minutes, until softened. Use a wooden spoon to smash each tomato half.
  2. Add the crushed red pepper flakes to the skillet. Stir to combine.
  3. Reduce the heat to low. Add in the garlic. Stir to combine. Nestle the shrimp down in the sauce. Cover with lid and cook for three minutes each side, until the shrimp are opaque.
  4. Add the lemon juice, slat, pepper, and the spinach. Remove from heat. Add the cooked noodles. Use tongs to mix the pasta into the sauce and distribute the shrimp and spinach.
  5. Serve right away with some additional crushed red pepper flakes or grated Parmesan.