Herbie Likes Spaghetti: Delightfully Delicious: Spaghetti with Cherry Tomatoes and Shrimp

As summer comes closer and the weather gets warmer, we're trying to find recipes that are quick, simple and to the point, yet are still wonderfully delicious. This spaghetti with shrimp and cherry tomatoes is perfect for late spring for all of those reasons. The cherry tomatoes are nice and ripe, slightly sweet and only a little tart. They cook down and exude their juices and create a nice simple sauce in which to cook the shrimp. Add in a little fresh chopped parsley to give the dish some color and a nice cool flavor, and you've got a real winner on your hands!

Making the Dish

What You'll Need

1/2 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined

1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved

2 cloves garlic, sliced

2 tbsp olive oil

1/4 cup white wine

2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley

1/2 lb spaghetti

Once you've got your shrimp peeled, your garlic sliced, and your cherry tomatoes halved, start boiling a pot of water, add some salt, and drop the spaghetti in once it comes to a boil. You'll want to cook until about one minute shy tof the package directions which is usually about 10 minutes, more than enough time for the sauce to come together.

In a non-stick pan, heat up the olive oil over medium heat and then add in the garlic. Cook for a minute until slightly fragrant, and then add in the tomatoes. Stir everything together and cook for 4 - 5 minutes, until the cherry tomatoes start to soften. Be careful to make sure the garlic doesn't burn.

After a few minutes of cooking the tomatoes will have softened. Add in the white wine, bring to a boil, and then stir everything together. Add in the shrimp, and reduce the heat to a simmer, stirring occasionally. The shrimp will take about 4 - 5 minutes to cook in the simmering wine/tomato mixture.

Once the pasta has finished cooking, remove it from the pasta water and add it to the pot with the shrimp and tomato sauce. Add in a touch of the pasta water if the sauce needs more liquid, and throw in the parsley. Toss the pasta, shrimp, parsley and tomato over high heat until the liquid is absorbed.