Creamy Bang Bang Shrimp Pasta

Creamy bang-bang sauce meets shrimp sauteed in lime juice and white wine to create a quick and easy pasta that pops.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 891 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 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, about 8 minutes.

Step 2

While pasta is cooking, whisk mayonnaise, chili sauce, cream, garlic, Sriracha sauce, paprika, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl.

Step 3

Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp, wine, and lime juice. Cook and stir until shrimp begin to change color, 3 to 4 minutes.

Step 4

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.