Shrimp Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce

A delicious spaghetti dish with large shrimp in a tomato sauce.

Step: 1

Peel shrimp and place skin, heads, and tails into a large saucepan. Fill pan with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer, about 45 minutes.

Step: 2

Combine tomatoes and 1/2 the parsley in a blender; puree until smooth.

Step: 3

Heat olive oil in a separate pan over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and chile pepper; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant but not browned, 1 to 2 minutes.

Step: 4

Pour pureed tomato mixture into the pan with the peppers. Add water, tomato paste, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Stir well; add paprika. Let sauce simmer on low to medium heat until juices have reduced.

Step: 5

Strain shrimp shells from the water. Bring water back to a boil and add spaghetti. Cook spaghetti, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Reserve 1 cup of the cooking water and drain the rest.

Step: 6

In the meantime, add shrimp to the tomato sauce. Add the reserved water, stir well, and cook until shrimp is pink, about 3 minutes. Plate spaghetti and spoon the sauce on top; garnish with the remaining parsley.

Per Serving: 486 calories; protein 22.4g; carbohydrates 77.5g; fat 9.3g; cholesterol 79.9mg; sodium 159.6mg.

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