Creamy Angel Hair Pasta with Bacon and Shrimp is super creamy and rich with lots of salty bacon, garlic, and a little baby spinach. This easy meal can be made start to finish in about 20 minutes.
Course Dinner, Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Keyword pasta, Seafood
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 8 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
8ouncesAngel hair pasta
8slicesbacon,diced
1poundmedium shrimp, peeled and deveined
4garlic cloves,minced
salt and pepper
1(14-ounce) canpetite diced tomatoes,drained
1cupheavy cream
1/2teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
1cupshredded mozzarella cheese
1/2cupfreshly shredded Parmesan cheese
2cupsbaby spinach
Instructions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook angel hair according to package directions.Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water and then drain the pasta.
Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet until crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate.Pour all but 1 tablespoon of grease out of skillet.
Place skillet over medium-high heat and cook shrimp and garlic in the bacon grease until shrimp turn pink. Remove with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl. Set aside.
To the skillet, add diced tomatoes, heavy cream, and red pepper flakes.Simmer for 3 to 5 minutes to thicken some.
Turn heat to low and stir in mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese until melted.
Add spinach, angel hair pasta, and shrimp/ garlic mixture. Stir to mix.Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in bacon.
If sauce is too thick, add in some of the reserved pasta water.Serve with additional Parmesan cheese.