Shrimp and Prawn Pasta Recipes

Whether you call them prawns or shrimp, we call them sweet, succulent, and delicious, especially when tossed with pasta.

This elegant dish, redolent of lemon, garlic, and butter -- is the ultimate expression of shrimp and pasta. It’s quick enough for a weeknight dinner (20 minutes from stove to table!) but special enough for company.

A sunny combo of peppers -- red, orange, and yellow -- lends sweetness and color to this dish of angel-hair pasta and shrimp, while thinly sliced salami adds a bit of salty flavor. You can adjust the amount of pepperoncini (or omit it altogether), depending on your family's taste.

You can create this simple pasta dish in just minutes: While the pasta cooks, fry the bacon, then saute the shrimp in the rendered fat along with the scallions and garlic. To double the number of bites of shrimp, split them in half lengthwise.

This Vietnamese-inspired recipe relies on a quick mint marinade to infuse the shrimp with flavor before they're sauteed, tossed with glass noodles, and dressed with chile and lime.

Rosemary and red-pepper flakes add zing to garlicky shrimp scampi. Toss the shrimp with spaghetti for a quick, sophisticated pasta dinner.

Dial up the sophistication factor in your shrimp pasta with the bold, spicy bitterness of mustard greens and the umami twang of anchovies.