Don’t let the name intimidate you; this Italian restaurant staple is so easy to make at home. With a couple of pantry staples in addition to some fresh ingredients, you’ve got yourself a restaurant-quality meal for fractions of the cost and in 20 minutes of your time. Shrimp Fra Diavolo with Spaghetti is a delicious dish with a little kick and lots of flavor.
Course dinner, main course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword fra diavolo, shrimp
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 2
Calories 553kcal
Author Steph
Equipment
frying pan
large pot
Ingredients
4ozspaghettiweighed dry
1lbshrimpjumbo, raw, peeled and deveined
1/4tspred pepper flakes
3/4tspsaltdivided
1onion
3clovesgarlic
½cupwhite winedry
14ozdiced tomatoescanned
¼cupbasilfresh
¼cupparsleyfresh
Instructions
Bring a large pot of water to boil. Salt the water.
Add the pasta and cook according to package directions, approximately 8 minutes.
Add the peeled, cleaned, deveined shrimp to a bowl, and add 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes and 1/2 tsp kosher salt. Toss to coat.
Place the frying pan over medium high heat and spray with olive oil. Add the shrimp.
Cook for a few minutes per side (approximately 5 minutes total) until the shrimp are pink and firm.
Remove the shrimp from the pan, and set aside in a bowl.
Chop the onion and mince the garlic.
Add the onion and saute for 5 minutes or until the onions become translucent, soft, and they start to caramelize.
Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant.
Add the diced tomatoes and wine. Add the remaining 1/4 tsp kosher salt.
Simmer the sauce for five minutes, then return the shrimp to the pan.
Chop the fresh herbs and stir them in.
Remove the cooked pasta from the boiling water with tongs, and add it right into the frying pan. Toss to combine.
Cook the shrimp and pasta together over the low flame for another two minutes.
Taste for seasoning.
You can also add a little bit of the reserved pasta water if your sauce is too stiff.