Shrimp Fra Diavolo Recipe

4.96 from 23 votes

This shrimp fra diavolo recipe is an Italian-American dish of shrimp and linguine tossed in a spicy tomato sauce. It's pasta for spicy food lovers! So easy!

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: chili flakes, pasta, shrimp, spicy

Servings:

Calories: 435kcal

Author: Mike Hultquist

Ingredients

1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion chopped
1 spicy red pepper chopped optional, for extra spicy
4 cloves garlic chopped
14 ounce can crushed tomatoes or use diced or fire roasted
2 teaspoons spicy red pepper flakes + 1 teaspoon or to taste
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
6-7 fresh basil leaves chopped
8 ounces prepared linguine noodles for serving
FOR GARNISH: Extra red chili flakes fresh chopped parsley

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large pan to medium heat. Season the shrimp with salt, pepper and 1 teaspoon chili flakes, then cook them for 2-3 minutes per side, or until they are pink and cooked through. Set them aside.
Add the onion and red pepper to the same pan. Cook them down for 5 minutes to soften.
Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute, until you can smell that gorgeous garlic.
Add the crushed tomatoes with their juices, red chili flakes, white wine, oregano and salt and pepper to taste.
Simmer for 10 minutes (or longer) to let the flavor develop. You can prepare your pasta noodles while the fra diavolo sauce is simmering.
Stir in the reserved shrimp and heat them through about a minute.
Stir in the parsley and basil leaves. Taste and adjust for salt.
Toss with prepared linguine noodles. Garnish and serve!

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Notes

Heat Factor: Medium. You can really spice this up with lots of spicy chili flakes and your choice of hot pepper. For a milder version, skip the fresh pepper and use only 1 teaspoon chili flakes.

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