Shrimp Fra Diavolo Recipe

This easy-to-make Shrimp Fra Diavolo Recipe is the perfect quick dish to add to your busy weeknight dinner plans. Loaded with flavorful spicy tomato sauce, succulent shrimp, and cooked pasta, this mouthwatering meal is easily one of my favorite pasta dishes.

Fra Diavolo sauce is a classic Italian sauce known for its robust, spicy depth of flavor. It goes well with pasta, vegetables, and most seafood. The best part about this dish is your get an abundance of flavor without little effort!

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• ❤️ Why I Love This Recipe
• 🥘 Ingredients
• 🔪 Instructions
• 🙋 Recipe FAQ's
• 💭 Top Tip
• 📖 Variations
• 🍽 Equipment
• Serving Suggestions
• Storage
• Related Recipes
• 📖 Recipe
• 💬 Comments

❤️ Why I Love This Recipe

✔️ This Shrimp Fra Diavolo Recipe is ready in under 20 minutes!

✔️ This is a hearty recipe for 4!

✔️ Even inexperienced cooks can make this easy dish!

🥘 Ingredients

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Dried spaghetti cooked until al dente.

Olive oil to add flavor and essential fatty acids.

Garlic cloves add a beautiful bust of powerful, pungent flavors

Medium or large shrimp, raw, peeled, and deveined

Onion, brings added texture and flavor

Crushed red pepper to add a spicy flavor

Dried basil and oregano help tie in the strong, aromatic flavors

Canned tomato paste to help thicken the Fra Diavolo sauce

Lemons to add fresh, sharp citrus notes

Fire-roasted tomatoes bring sweet, smoky elements to the dish. This is my favorite brand.

🔪 Instructions

Step 1:

1. Heat ½ tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot.
2. Add the shrimp and 1½ teaspoons of the garlic. Sauté the shrimp for 3 minutes, or until shrimp is no longer opaque. Remove the shrimp from the skillet and set aside.

Step 2:

1. Add the remaining olive oil and onion to the hot pan and sauté 5 minutes until the onions have softened.
2. Stir in the remaining garlic, red pepper flakes, basil, and oregano. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add the tomato paste and lemon juice, cook for 1 minute.
3. Stir in the tomatoes, and salt. Simmer for 5 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.

Step 3:

1. Return the shrimp to pan and cook for 1 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
2. Serve the shrimp sauce over the cooked pasta.

🙋 Recipe FAQ's

💭 Top Tip

• When returning the cooked shrimp to the fra diavolo sauce, be sure to include accumulated juices from the shrimp to the pan.

📖 Variations

Stir in ¼ cup of dry white wine to the sauce mixture for an added flavor boost.

Substitute the pasta sauce for 2 cups of this homemade pasta sauce and add the red pepper flakes to make a spicy sauce.

Sprinkle the top of each serving with some fresh parsley and freshly grated parmesan cheese.

🍽 Equipment

• Cutting board, a surface to cut the produce on.
• Kitchen Knife, to cut the produce. I love this chef knife!
• Measuring spoons, to measure out various ingredients.
• 12-inch skillet, to cook the shrimp and sauce, this is one of my favorites.
• Wooden spoon, to stir the ingredients
• Medium to large Pot, to boil the pasta in.
• Colander, to drain the pasta water.
• Serving dish, to serve the Shrimp Fra Diavolo Recipe

Serving Suggestions

Cheesy Italian Bread

Parmesan Cheese Crisps - Microwave Recipe

Storage

Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

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