Description
Spicy bang bang shrimp pasta delivers a flavor explosion that dances across your palate with crispy, tangy goodness. Creamy sauce and perfectly seasoned shrimp create a restaurant-worthy meal you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Proteins:
- 1/2 pound (226 grams) shrimp, peeled and deveined
Sauce Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup Thai sweet chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
Pasta and Seasoning:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) spaghetti or linguine
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Garnish:
- 1/4 cup green onions, chopped
- Fresh parsley or cilantro, chopped
Instructions
- Boil water in a large pot with salt to cooking point for spaghetti or linguine, following package instructions. Drain pasta, preserving 1/2 cup of pasta water for potential sauce adjustment.
- Season shrimp with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium temperature. Cook shrimp 2-3 minutes per side until turning pink and becoming translucent. Transfer cooked shrimp to a separate plate.
- Create Bang Bang sauce by whisking mayonnaise, Thai sweet chili sauce, and sriracha together. Modulate sriracha quantity based on preferred spice intensity.
- Use the same skillet to sauté minced garlic for approximately 60 seconds until aromatic. Introduce cooked pasta, tossing thoroughly to distribute garlic-infused oil. Add reserved pasta water if mixture appears dry.
- Reintroduce shrimp into pasta mixture. Pour Bang Bang sauce over entire contents, gently mixing to ensure comprehensive coating of ingredients.
- Plate pasta and shrimp mixture. Sprinkle freshly chopped green onions and herbs like parsley or cilantro across top. Serve immediately while warm and vibrant.
Notes
- Adapt the heat level by adjusting sriracha quantity, ensuring a perfect balance for different spice tolerances.
- Reserve pasta water helps create smoother, silkier sauce texture when mixing ingredients.
- Quickly cook shrimp to prevent rubbery texture, watching for pink and opaque color as doneness indicator.
- Gluten-free version possible by substituting regular pasta with zucchini noodles or gluten-free pasta alternatives.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 670 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 720 mg
- Fat: 32 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 25 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 58 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 33 g
- Cholesterol: 165 mg