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Creamy shrimp and spinach spaghetti

Name: Creamy shrimp and spinach spaghetti
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400 g Spaghetti; 400 g Shrimp (peeled, raw); 150 g Spinach leaves (fresh); 200 ml Cooking cream; 3 Garlic cloves; 30 g Butter; 40 g Parmesan (grated); 1 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Ground black pepper

Spaghetti with butter-seared shrimp and fresh spinach in a garlic and Parmesan cream sauce. Ready in 25 minutes; serves 4.

Italian cuisine · Quick recipes in 35 minutes · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026 · High-protein recipe · 40 g protein per serving

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Servings: 4 servings
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: Italian

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Shrimp and spinach spaghetti is a quick dinner: sear the shrimp in butter with garlic, make a Parmesan cream sauce in the same pan, then wilt fresh spinach in the sauce. A little pasta water thins the sauce.

Ingredients

4 servings

Spaghetti 400 g
Shrimp (peeled, raw) 400 g
Spinach leaves (fresh) 150 g
Cooking cream 200 ml
Garlic cloves 3
Butter 30 g
Parmesan (grated) 40 g
Salt 1 tsp
Ground black pepper 1/2 tsp

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Instructions

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Pasta
10 min
Cook the spaghetti in salted water according to the package directions until al dente. Reserve 100 ml of the pasta water, then drain.
Shrimp
4 min
Briefly sauté the chopped garlic in the butter. Add the shrimp and cook for 2–3 minutes, until they turn pink. Remove the shrimp from the pan.
Sauce
5 min
Pour the cream into the pan and simmer for 2 minutes. Stir in the Parmesan and spinach and let the spinach wilt. Season with salt and pepper.
Combine
Return the shrimp to the pan, add the spaghetti, and toss to combine. Thin with the reserved pasta water as needed. Serve immediately.

Tip: Remove the shrimp after searing and return them to the sauce only at the end so they don't overcook and turn tough in the hot cream.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 630 kcal
Protein: 40 g
Carbohydrates: 80 g
of which sugars: 5.0 g
Fat: 17 g
of which saturates: 9.2 g
Fiber: 4.2 g
Salt: 2.2 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Špagety s krevetami a špenátom v smotanovej omáčke