Creamy Bang Bang Shrimp Pasta

Description

This is a sweet-spicy sauce for your favorite bang bang shrimp pasta, ready in minutes.

Ingredients

  • ½ (16 ounce) package dry fettuccine pasta
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup Thai sweet chili sauce
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons Sriracha sauce
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • ½ pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • ¼ cup dry white wine
  • ½ lime, juiced
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook fettuccine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite
  2. about 8 minutes.
  3. While pasta is cooking
  4. whisk mayonnaise
  5. chili sauce
  6. cream
  7. garlic
  8. Sriracha sauce
  9. paprika
  10. salt
  11. and pepper in a medium bowl.
  12. Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp
  13. wine
  14. and lime juice. Cook and stir until shrimp begin to change color
  15. 3 to 4 minutes.
  16. Drain fettuccine; add up to 2 tablespoons of pasta water to the shrimp. Stir in the mayonnaise mixture and red pepper flakes. Add the cooked fettuccine; stir to coat with sauce. Divide pasta between serving bowls.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

Servings: 2

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