Toss together this delicious Bang Bang Shrimp Pasta for the creamiest pasta dish with a little bit of heat and tasty tangy goodness!
Bang Bang Shrimp Pasta
This pasta dish will get you out of your rut of serving traditional spaghetti or Alfredo pasta dishes. The shrimp, fettuccine and creamy spicy sauce will quickly become a favorite to add to your monthly rotation!
This pasta dish is easy to prepare. The shrimp is sauteed with garlic, paprika and pepper then gently tossed with fettuccine and a creamy spicy sauce.
The Bang Bang Sauce is a creamy mixture of mayonnaise, sweet Thai chili sauce, crushed red pepper flakes and a few other ingredients. If you want to keep it mild, you can omit or decrease the sriracha.
Ingredients
16 ounces Fettuccine pasta
1 to 2 pounds shrimp, deveined and peeled
2 tbsp butter
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 tsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Sauce Ingredients:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sweet Thai chili sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 tbsp sriracha sauce, optional
Tips and Substitutions for Bang Bang Shrimp Pasta
- You can use Spaghetti Noodles or Angel Hair Pasta instead of Fettuccine. You could also use gluten-free pasta as well.
- Shrimp can be cooked in Olive oil instead of butter.
- For a milder sauce you can omit or decrease the sriracha.
How To Make Bang Bang Shrimp Pasta
Cook fettuccine pasta according to package instructions and drain.
Whisk together sauce ingredients and set aside.
In a large bowl, toss shrimp with garlic, paprika and pepper.
Melt butter in large skillet. Add the shrimp to skillet and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side until the shrimp are pink.
Add cooked pasta to shrimp and stir. Add in sauce and lightly toss to coat pasta and shrimp.
Cook until heated through and flavors blended. Garnish with parsley.
Bang Bang Shrimp Pasta
Ingredients
- 16 ounces Fettuccine pasta
- 1 to 2 lbs shrimp, deveined and peeled
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
Sauce:
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sweet Thai chili sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1/8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp sriracha sauce, optional
Instructions
- Cook fettuccine pasta according to package instructions and drain.
- Whisk together sauce ingredients and set aside.
- In a large bowl, toss shrimp with garlic, paprika and pepper.
- Melt butter in a large skillet.
- Add the shrimp to skillet and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side until the shrimp are pink.
- Add cooked pasta to shrimp and stir.
- Add in sauce and lightly toss to coat pasta and shrimp.
- Cook until heated through and flavors blended.
- Garnish with parsley.
