Cheese Shrimp Penne Pasta with Spinach is a creamy pasta dish that combines penne pasta, shrimp, cheese sauce, and fresh spinach. It’s rich, savory, and quick enough for a weeknight meal. 🍤🧀🍝🌿
Ingredients
- 250–300 g penne pasta
- 200–300 g shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- 2 tbsp butter or olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 cup cream or milk
- 1 cup shredded cheese (cheddar, mozzarella, or parmesan)
- Salt and black pepper
- Optional: chili flakes, lemon juice
Cooking Steps
- Cook pasta
- Boil penne in salted water until al dente. Drain and set aside.
- Cook shrimp
- Heat butter or olive oil in a pan.
- Add garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds.
- Add shrimp, salt, and pepper. Cook 2–3 minutes until pink. Remove and set aside.
- Make the cheese sauce
- In the same pan, add cream or milk.
- Stir in shredded cheese and cook until melted and smooth.
- Add spinach
- Add spinach to the sauce and cook until wilted.
- Combine everything
- Add cooked pasta and shrimp back into the pan.
- Toss well so the pasta is coated in the creamy cheese sauce.
- Serve
- Top with extra cheese, black pepper, or chili flakes.
✅ Tip: A little parmesan and lemon juice at the end makes the flavor brighter.
If you want, I can also give:
- A restaurant-style creamy shrimp pasta recipe 🍤
- A healthy low-cream version
- A one-pan shrimp pasta method (less dishes).
