Creamy Coconut Shrimp Pasta
This is a creamy, rich shrimp pasta inspired by coconut shrimp (and the dipping sauce). It's basically coconut shrimp reimagined as a pasta - using sweet Thai chili sauce, orange marmalade, and coconut milk to make the sauce. Topped with toasted coconut flakes for some crunch!
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb, fettuccine, linguine or spaghetti pasta (or pasta of choice)
- 10 ounces raw shrimp, peeled, deveined and tail off
- 1/2 cup unsweetened or sweetened coconut flakes
- 1 cup full-fat coconut milk
- 1/4 cup sweet Thai chili sauce
- 1/4 cup orange or apricot marmalade
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- Salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water, and salt. Place on medium-high heat on the stove.
- Pat shrimp dry, and season with salt, pepper and garlic powder
- Whisk together the coconut milk, sweet Thai chili sauce, parmesan cheese and marmalade in a bowl. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste.
- Add the sauce to the same pan you used for the shrimp and coconut flakes. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. This should be about 5-10 minutes, until the sauce has slightly thickened.
- Drain the noodles and return to pot, reserving 1/4 cup of pasta water. Pour the sauce over the pasta and combine. Add a little pasta water, or all of it depending on the consistency of the sauce.
- Add in the shrimp, and top with the toasted coconut flakes. For spice, add some red chili flakes (optional). Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Serve with a side of broccoli or asparagus for a delicious, well-balanced meal!
Individually top each dish with toasted coconut flakes if you're planning to eat as leftovers (but it still tastes amazing even if they lose their crunch).
Nutritional information is just an estimation. Individual ingredients and preparation may lead to discepancies.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings: 5 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 441 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 15.3g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat 10.7g | 53% |
| Cholesterol 144mg | 48% |
| Sodium 319mg | 14% |
| Total Carbohydrate 48g | 17% |
| Dietary Fiber 4.1g | 15% |
| Total Sugars 9.3g | |
| Protein 28.8g | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Calcium 143mg | 11% |
| Iron 4mg | 22% |
| Potassium 152mg | 3% |