30 Best Shrimp Pasta Recipes for a Light Dinner

If shrimp is our love language, Ree Drummond’s is pesto. As the days warm up, why not lean toward a refreshing recipe from the garden and sea?

Get Ree’s Shrimp Pesto Pasta recipe.

It doesn’t get much better than garlic, butter, lemon, and parsley. Oh, wait—it also comes together in 16 minutes!

Get Ree’s Shrimp Scampi recipe.

“It’s so fun to open up the foil packet at the table!” Ree says about her quick-clean-up meal. Heavy cream is the secret to this delightful sauce.

Get Ree’s Foil-Packet Shrimp Pasta.

We can’t have a roundup of the best shrimp pasta recipes without a surf and turf option. Here, land and sea meet for a tasty, hearty meal that satisfies all your foodie needs.

Get Ree’s Surf & Turf Cajun Pasta.

Clams, muscles, and shrimp make for the ultimate seafood combo. But may we add that cherry tomatoes, garlic, and olives pull their own weight as well?

Get the Seafood Pasta recipe.

If you love shrimp fajitas, then this pasta salad version will become your new cookout favorite. It’s loaded with bell peppers, onion, corn, and shrimp, plus a fajita salad dressing that’s packed with flavor.

Get the Shrimp Fajita Pasta Salad recipe at Simple Joy.

This Cajun-inspired dish balances a creamy, velvety sauce with the bite of charred, blackened shrimp. Of course, with any Cajun recipe, you’ll want Tony Chachere’s Spice N’ Herbs Seasoning to give it the traditional southern flavor.

Get the Blackened Shrimp Pasta recipe at Joyous Apron.

Beyond its super short cook time, this pasta is the bomb because of its versatility. The spicy sun-dried tomato sauce doesn’t call for any dairy or meat-based stock, so pescetarians or dairy-free folks can enjoy it worry-free. Yet it’s the dijon mustard that gives the sauce its special kick.

Get the Shrimp, Broccoli, and Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta recipe at Fit Soul Kitchen.