Description
This Vampire Shrimp Pasta is a spooky yet elegant Halloween dinner idea. Featuring garlicky, buttery shrimp served over jet-black squid ink pasta, it’s bold, flavorful, and perfect for a haunted dinner party, scary movie night, or Wednesday Addams-themed meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz squid ink pasta (spaghetti or linguine)
- 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- Chopped parsley or basil, for garnish
Instructions
- Cook the pasta: Bring a pot of salted water to boil. Cook squid ink pasta until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water, then drain.
- Sauté the shrimp: Pat shrimp dry. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a skillet, season shrimp with salt and pepper, and cook 2–3 minutes per side until pink. Remove and set aside.
- Make the garlic butter sauce: In the same pan, add remaining olive oil and butter. Stir in garlic and red pepper flakes, cooking 1 minute until fragrant.
- Toss pasta: Add drained pasta to the pan, tossing with garlic butter. Add pasta water as needed. Squeeze lemon juice over the pasta.
- Finish: Return shrimp to the skillet, toss to combine, and adjust seasoning. Serve hot topped with parsley or basil.
Notes
- Use fresh shrimp for best results, or thaw and dry frozen shrimp well.
- Don’t overcook garlic—it can turn bitter quickly.
- Reserve pasta water for a silky sauce.
- For spooky flair, drizzle marinara “blood” over the pasta before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course, Halloween Recipes
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-Inspired, Halloween
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 180mg
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