Shrimp Pasta with Red Pepper Sauce (low carb & Paleo version too)

This shrimp pasta with red pepper sauce is a simple and tasty dinner using red peppers to create a “tomato-like” sauce. You can also eat this sauce with zucchini noodles for a low carb or Paleo dinner.

This is a great dish that my mom used to make back in the day. It’s quite an easy dish and one that we often because it tastes so good, it’s quick to get on the table and it’s relatively healthy. The simplicity of the red pepper sauce does not mean that it lacks in flavor. It is quite tasty and a great change from tomato sauce. The snow peas add some crunch and color to the creamy sauce and shrimp. And the pine nuts and grated cheese are just my favorite things to top pasta with….even if it’s zucchini noodles which is what I usually eat.

The pepper sauce consists of chopped red bell peppers, onions and chicken stock. A little salt and pepper and that’s it. You simmer everything until the peppers are soft and then you puree everything in a blender. I love my Vitamix for sauces like this, because it really gets it creamy.  Below you can see what the peppers look like once they are cooked and pureed. Almost looks llike you put cream in it!

In the meantime you cook your pasta according to the directions on the package but about 3 minutes before it’s done, throw in your snow peas and let them cook with the pasta together. Then you just drain the pasta and snow peas. Take the pepper puree and put that back in the sauté pan with the shrimp. Let the already cooked shrimp heat up a bit and then add your cooked pasta and snow peas. Mix everything through and your done.

Here you can see what it looks like with pasta. I like to add pine nuts and grated cheese to most of my pasta dishes but it’s not necessary to the dish.

And here is my plate with the zucchini noodles. Both ways are delicious depending on whether you are trying to eat low carb or Paleo.

Shrimp Pasta with red Pepper sauce (using zoodles)

So that is my quick and easy shrimp pasta with red pepper sauce. And as I have said before, just because it’s simple doesn’t mean that it’s not packed with flavor. I hope you enjoy this as much as we do.

Print

Shrimp Pasta with Red Pepper Sauce (low carb & Paleo version too)

This shrimp pasta with red pepper sauce is a simple and tasty dinner using red peppers to create a "tomato-like" sauce. You can also eat this sauce with zucchini noodles for a low carb or Paleo dinner.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 4

Author Denise Wright (MyLifeCookbook.com)

Ingredients

• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 1 onion chopped
• 3 red bell peppers chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillion
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 3/4 lb cooked shrimp
• 8 oz snow peas
• 1 lb cooked pasta
• toasted pine nuts and grated cheese optional as garnish

Instructions

1. If using frozen shrimp, make sure your shrimp are thawed.
2. Cook your pasta according to the directions.
3. Add your snow peas to the pasta and water, 3 minutes before the pasta is done.
4. Drain and set aside.
5. In a large saute pan, add your butter and onions. Saute until the onions are translucent.
6. Add your red peppers, salt, pepper, bouillon and broth and bring to a simmer.
7. Cover and cook until the peppers and soft, about 5-10 minutes.
8. Add pepper mixture to a high speed blender and puree until smooth and cream.
9. Put the pepper mixture back in the pan and add your shrimp. Cook over medium heat unit the
10. shrimp is warmed through.
11. Add your pasta and snow peas and mix thoroughly.
12. Plate and add toasted pine nuts and grated cheese if using.
13. Enjoy.

This post may contain affiliate links. For more information please visit our policies page.

More pasta dishes to try!