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A bowl of Creamy Tomato Shrimp Pasta garnished with herbs and grated cheese, served beside a fork and fresh cherry tomatoes.

Creamy Tomato Shrimp Pasta (25-Minute Dinner Recipe)

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
This creamy tomato shrimp pasta is made by simmering cherry tomatoes, garlic, and tomato paste into a silky sauce, then finishing it with shrimp, cream, and fresh basil. A splash of pasta water pulls everything together so the sauce coats every bite perfectly.

Ingredients

Instructions 

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook according to the package directions. When the pasta is cooked, remove 1 cup of the cooking water and then drain the pot.
    8 ounces short tubed pasta
    A colander filled with cooked penne pasta sits on a marble surface next to a metal measuring cup containing pasta water—perfect for preparing creamy tomato shrimp pasta.
  • While the pasta water is heating, begin making the sauce. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until it's translucent, about 3 minutes. Increase the heat to medium-high and add the tomatoes, garlic, salt, pepper, and chili flakes and continue to cook until the tomatoes break down easily when squished with the back of a wooden spoon.
    2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 small onion, 1 pint cherry tomatoes, 3 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon EACH: salt and pepper, 1 pinch chili flakes
    Sautéed cherry tomatoes and onions cooking in a stainless steel pan on a marble countertop, perfect for preparing creamy tomato shrimp pasta.
  • Stir in the tomato paste and cook it to caramelize for 3 minutes. Pour in the white wine and scrape the bottom of the pan. Let it boil until it evaporates.
    2 tablespoons tomato paste, ½ cup dry white wine
    A stainless steel pan filled with cooked cherry tomatoes and sauce, perfect for tossing with creamy tomato shrimp pasta, sits on a white marble surface.
  • Add the cream and shrimp and return the pan to a boil. Cook for 2-3 minutes, until the shrimp are cooked through.
    ¾ cup whipping cream, 1 ½ lb shrimp
    A stainless steel pan filled with Creamy Tomato Shrimp Pasta and pieces of seafood sits on a white marble countertop.
  • Stir in the cooked pasta, parmesan, and basil. Add enough of the reserved pasta cooking water to loosen the sauce and then serve right away.
    ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, ¼ cup basil
    A stainless steel pan filled with Creamy Tomato Shrimp Pasta—penne, shrimp, cherry tomatoes, and a luscious orange sauce—all set on a marble countertop.

Notes

ingredients to make tomato shrimp pasta
Serving: 1 = ¼ of the recipe, Calories: 656kcal, Carbohydrates: 53g, Protein: 47g, Fat: 27g, Saturated Fat: 13g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 10g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 329mg, Sodium: 979mg, Potassium: 1024mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 8g, Vitamin A: 1492IU, Vitamin C: 31mg, Calcium: 254mg, Iron: 3mg