Tickle your taste buds with this thai shrimp scampi that will leave you full and satisfied.
Do you love Thai food? If you do, then we should be best friends. I’m huge on pasta (and chocolate). But the past few weeks, I’ve been craving for Thai food. Any kind of Thai food – fried noodle or with gravy. In fact, I made a big batch of Thai foods for breakfast, lunch, and dinner… and yet still crave for another plate.
I feel bad for the hubby though since he needs to finish whatever dish I put on the table… like it or not. So, to make it up to him but at the same time to satisfy my craving for Thai foods, I made this Thai Shrimp Scampi. As a pasta girl, I like anything simple on my plate… like aglio e olio, with not lots of sauce.
Though this scampi looks plain, it is actually full of flavors. Forget adding white wine to your pasta, because we will be adding green Thai curry instead to bring a unique and yet exotic Thai flavor to the table.
Thai Shrimp Scampi
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Thai Shrimp Scampi #WeekdaySupper
Ingredients
- 8 ounces uncooked spaghetti
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- 2 tsp minced fresh lemongrass
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/3 cup unsalted chicken stock
- 1 tbs Thai green curry paste
- 1 tbs fish sauce
- Salt, to taste
- 12 ounces medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tbs chopped fresh Thai basil
- Chili powder, optional
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add lemongrass and garlic; sauté 30 seconds.
- Add curry paste and chicken stock, and bring to a boil
- Reduce heat and add shrimp, fish sauce, and adjust the taste.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes or until shrimp are done.
- Stir shrimp mixture and basil into pasta mixture. Enjoy!
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Linda I love shrimp scampi and LOVE the Thai spin!!! Delicious!!!
Holy moly this looks absolutely sensational!!
I do, I do love Thai food!! I rarely make it at home tho which is such a shame. I’ve built up my stock ingredients recently and am pretty sure I have everything to make this, even the shrimp!! They’re Mexican shrimp, but I don’t think they’ll mind 😉 Loving it!
Awesome! Hope you like this recipe, too 🙂
This looks wonderful and so tasty!
Thai food is one of my favorites so I absolutely love the Thai spin on this shrimp scampi! It looks amazing!
Hi, Linda. I love this recipe. Thanks for the share.
hi Joy! I pinned this recipe & a friend is asking me if you really use 1 cup of Thai basil. It does sound like a lot. Looks fantastic!
Awww..thanks so much for catching that. 1 cup does sound a lot and it’s supposed to be 1 tbs 🙂
I’m glad I’m not the only one who does that! 😉
Whoa I love the idea of adding green curry to scampi. Yum!
What a beautiful recipe! I know my whole family would enjoy this!
Great spin on a classic!
Shrimp scampi is my favorite – this looks like a delightful exotic version of it!
I absolutely LOVE Thai food! What a great idea to add some Thai flavors into a shrimp scampi dish!
Oh my goodness, Linda! You’ve got me craving shrimp scampi now…I also want to rush out now and buy green curry paste so I can make your dish…P.s. You’ve got such a knack for presenting perfect photos. Every time I visit, I end up pinning!