Bang Bang Shrimp and Pasta

By charlotteh371

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 3/4 - 1 lb of thin spaghetti or angel hair pasta (or gluten free pasta)
• 1 1/2 lbs of medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 TBSP coconut oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 tsp paprika
• 1 TBSP dried parsley
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
• Sauce
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise or light mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup Thai sweet chili sauce
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 TBSP of lime juice
• 1/8 tsp of crushed red pepper flakes

Preparation

Step 1

Directions
1.Mix the sauce ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.(You can warm this if you desire but it warmed up nicely for me when mixed with the hot pasta.)
2.In a large pot of boiling water, cook the pasta and drain well.
3.Place the uncooked shrimp in a medium sized bowl and add the paprika, 3 cloves of garlic, pepper
4.Heat the coconut oil on medium high heat and add the coated uncooked shrimp. Stir constantly while cooking until pink for approx. 7- 10 minutes.
5.Remove from heat and set aside if pasta is not ready
6.In a large serving bowl, combine the pasta, shrimp and sauce mixture and toss.
7.Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.