This simple, spicy pasta dish is even easier to make when you have a few helpful hints – keep reading for my best tips and tricks for creamy Rasta pasta. Enjoy! Serve the Rasta pasta immediately.Take the skillet off of the heat, and garnish with green onions or chopped parsley, and a sprinkling of extra parmesan. Add the cooked penne pasta and cooked shrimp to the skillet, and stir to combine. Stir this mixture over the heat, until the sauce is smooth and the cheese is melted. Things are about to get even more scrumptious! At this point, you can pour in the heavy cream, and mix in the cream cheese and the parmesan. Next, stir in the sliced peppers, and cook them for 5 minutes or until tender. Let that cook for about a minute to become fragrant. Add the rest of the butter, turn the heat to low, and once the butter melts, throw in the garlic. Transfer the cooked shrimp to a clean dish, and then place the skillet back on the heat – no need to wipe it out. Once they are pink and opaque, take them off of the heat so they don’t overcook and get rubbery. Let them cook for a minute or two per side, until opaque and pink. Melt a tablespoon of butter in a skillet over medium heat, and gently add the shrimp. Once the 10 minutes is up, it’s time to cook those shrimp. If your pasta is not already cooked, go ahead and start cooking it according to the package instructions. Add the spices to the shrimp, toss to coat, and let them marinate for about 10 minutes. First things first: take your peeled, deveined shrimp and place them in a medium bowl. Prep the Shrimp (and Cook the Pasta, If Needed).Don’t forget to cook the pasta while you make the sauce! From start to finish, you really only need about 30 minutes to make this meal. Cooking Instructionsĭon’t you love skillet cooking? Skillet meals are the best, because (like this Rasta pasta) they take so little time. If you do use frozen shrimp, make sure they are raw, peeled, and deveined, and let them thaw out in your fridge before you drain them and use them. Sure! Frozen shrimp are great in this recipe, and often, frozen shrimp is of higher quality than shrimp that’s been defrosting behind the grocery store glass case all day. You could also use fresh parsley for a pretty garnish. Cream Cheese and Parmesan Cheese: To give the sauce a subtle tang, and an alfredo-like flavor.Heavy Cream: Using real heavy cream gives the sauce all the richness it needs, without having to make a roux.Bell Pepper: One red, one yellow, and one green.Garlic: Minced, fresh garlic adds a nice pungent oomph!.
Remember that dried herbs are usually more concentrated in their flavor than fresh.
Spices and Seasonings: Cinnamon, nutmeg, cumin, garlic powder, and a good shot of ground cayenne give the shrimp and sauce their spicy goodness.Shrimp: ½ pound shrimp, peeled and deveined.
If you like Creole Blackened Chicken Pasta and other dishes like that, you will love this one! Here’s what you’ll need to make it: Jamaican jerk spice and all kinds of other goodies make this creamy pasta so, so flavorful. Red, yellow, and green are important colors in the Rastafarian religion, and when a table of diners tried this dish for the first time back in the 1980s, they joked that the chef should name it “Rasta Pasta.” The name stuck, and Rasta pasta has become one of Jamaica’s most popular casual dishes. The tri-colored bell peppers in this dish inspired its name, according to most sources. Cayenne pepper gives it heat, while fresh thyme and cream cheese add depth and a little tangy taste.Īre you starving all of a sudden? Yeah, me too! 🫶 Let’s get cooking. Somewhat like a Cajun pasta alfredo, Rasta Pasta combines a milky parmesan cheese sauce with shrimp, penne pasta, crisp-tender veggies, and a fragrant spice blend. This one takes things in a slightly different direction, thanks to the addition of savory, sweet Jamaican spices. Cleanup is a snap, and everyone loves a dinner that comes in a creamy sauce! They’re so good, aren’t they? I just love serving up an easy, fast dish like this, with all of your meat, veggies, and carbs in one healthy dish. Creamy Pasta with Shrimp and Jamaican Spices The whole family will devour this spicy, creamy, cheesy dinner. Need a weeknight meal that will wake up your mouth? Creamy Rasta Pasta with Jamaican spices, sweet shrimp, and colorful veggies is that meal.
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