Description
Black squid ink spaghetti is a bold, briny, and elegant pasta dish featuring garlic, cherry tomatoes, white wine, and juicy shrimp. Perfect for date nights or Halloween dinners.
Ingredients
8 oz squid ink pasta
12 cherry tomatoes
2 cloves garlic
4 stems parsley
3 tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup white wine
12 large shrimp, raw
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
Instructions
1. Cook the pasta to al dente per package instructions.
2. Halve cherry tomatoes, chop parsley, and dice garlic.
3. Heat olive oil in skillet and sauté garlic and red pepper flakes.
4. Add cherry tomatoes and cook until they blister slightly.
5. Deglaze with white wine and simmer 2 minutes.
6. Add shrimp to pasta water in the final minute of boiling.
7. Transfer pasta and shrimp to skillet with tongs.
8. Toss gently with sauce, add parsley, and serve.
Notes
Use large raw shrimp for best texture.
Don’t overcook garlic—keep it fragrant.
Pairs beautifully with dry white wine.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 34g
- Cholesterol: 135mg