Pasta with Shrimp, Mushrooms, Tomatoes & Spinach

Name: Pasta with Shrimp, Mushrooms, Tomatoes & Spinach
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: u00bd pound spaghetti; 4 tablespoons butter, divided; 2 shallots, minced; 1 cup mushrooms, diced; 1 cup grape tomatoes, quartered; 2 cloves garlic, minced; salt and ground black pepper, to taste; 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined; u00bc cup white wine; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 2 cups torn fresh spinach leaves; u00bd cup half-and-half cream; u00bc cup Parmesan cheese, shredded

By Leslie Blythe Mushrooms, Pasta, Shrimp Boiling, Sautéing

February 4, 2021

The other day I made this Pasta with Shrimp, Mushrooms, Tomatoes & Spinach. I had these random ingredients including a bag of shrimp in the freezer. You can totally change the ingredients and use, chicken, peas, sun-dried tomatoes, etc. Use whatever you have on hand. The sauce is white wine, lemon juice and a bit of half & half, which is lovely and tangy.

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Yields: 4 Servings

Ingredients

½ pound spaghetti

4 tablespoons butter, divided

2 shallots, minced

1 cup mushrooms, diced

1 cup grape tomatoes, quartered

2 cloves garlic, minced

salt and ground black pepper, to taste

1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

¼ cup white wine

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

2 cups torn fresh spinach leaves

½ cup half-and-half cream

¼ cup Parmesan cheese, shredded

Directions

1Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Stir in the spaghetti, and return to a boil. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is cooked through, but still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain; toss with 2 tablespoons of the butter.  

2Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the shallots and mushrooms until the mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the grape tomatoes and garlic, season with salt and pepper, and cook and stir until tomatoes are heated through, about 3 minutes. Add the shrimp, and cook until the shrimp just begins to turn pink, stirring occasionally.  

3Stir in the white wine and lemon juice, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer until shrimp are opaque, about 5 minutes. Stir in the spinach; once spinach has wilted, stir in the half-and-half and Parmesan cheese. Simmer until all ingredients are heated through and the sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Serve over the cooked spaghetti.

Recipe adapted from Exchange Gang Pasta with Shrimp, Allrecipes, December/January 2021.

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5 Reviews

Lynne

March 18, 2026

Good recipe, we loved it. Easy to follow and the flavors really emerged with your directions, thanks. I had cooked, frozen spaghetti, so I thawed the bag in cold water, then added the noodles to the sauce at the end , just stirred it in and heated it, then topped it with the Parmesan. Also added some capers at the finish to add a piquant touch. Delicious.

Bobbie

July 10, 2025

The sauce was amazing and was so flavorful. The prep time was longer that 20 minutes, but everything else was spot on. We didn’t have shallots so we used the spring onions we had on had, but that was the only change. What a wonderful dish to serve to company.

Jeanne

February 6, 2021

Hi Leslie,

Great recipe. I had chicken thighs, so used that instead of shrimp. Broiled separately and added at the end. Loved the light and flavorful half and half, wine and lemon juice sauce. Will be fixing it again!