Shashlik Shrimp Pasta

This shrimp pasta recipe uses Shashlik seasoning, a popular Eastern European
blend of spices that usually go with skewered meat. However in this recipe the
spice blend adds a ton of great flavor to the dish.

Servings: 4 people

Author:

Prep Time
5 minutes

Cook Time
10 minutes

Total Time
15 minutes

Course:

Main Course Main Dish

Cuisine:

European

Keywords:

shrimp pasta Shashlik Shashlik Shrimp

🧂 Ingredients

400 grams Pasta

I used penne, but you can use whatever you like
500 grams Shrimp

peeled and de-veined
50 grams Shashlik Spice Mix

Can be bought online or at your local Russian market (if you have one).
75 ml Heavy Cream
3 Tomatoes

chopped
3 tbsp Butter
50 grams Gran Padano

grated, or Parmesan.

Instructions

1 In a bowl toss the shrimp and shashlik spices together. It is okay if not all
the spices stick to the shrimp, we are adding everything to the pan anyway.
Start a pot of salted boiling water
2 In a hot pan add the butter and pour in the bowl of shashlik shrimp. Add the dry
pasta to the boiling water.
3 Toss the shrimp and once the butter melts add in the chopped tomatoes and heavy
cream. Turn the heat down to medium. Stir the pot making sure nothing is
sticking to the bottom of the pan. Add half of the grated Gran Padano or
Parmesan cheese.
4 When the pasta is al dente drain the pot and add the pasta to the pan (or just
put everything in a big bowl and mix it up.
5 Plate the pasta, rip up some parsley for the top as well as sprinkling over the
remaining cheese. Enjoy!