Creamy pasta with a spicy kick. The Spicy Scampi spice blend does double duty here: it marinates the scampi and gives the cream sauce a warm, spicy depth. Linguini perfectly soaks up the sauce, while halved cherry tomatoes and soft red onion keep things fresh. A dish ready in half an hour, but tastes like it took much longer. Exactly what you want on a weekday evening when something flavorful needs to be on the table.

⏱ Prep time: ±30 min
👥 Servings: 4
🌶 Difficulty: easy
🍽 Category: Main course

Ingredients

• 400 g linguini
• 450 g scampi, peeled
• 450 ml cooking cream
• 140 g tomato paste
• 1 handful cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 red onion, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons Spicy Scampi spice blend
• 2 tablespoons culinary olive oil

Instructions

1. Mix the scampi with 1 tablespoon Spicy Scampi spice blend and the olive oil. Let rest while the pasta water heats up.
2. Cook the linguini al dente in plenty of salted water. Drain and reserve a cup of pasta water.
3. Sear the scampi briefly on both sides until just cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside.
4. Sauté the onion, garlic, and cherry tomatoes until translucent in the same pan. Add the tomato paste and a splash of pasta water and cook for another minute.
5. Pour in the cooking cream and let it simmer gently. Stir in a small teaspoon of Spicy Scampi spice blend, return the scampi, and let it thicken to the desired consistency.
6. Stir in the linguini. Add more pasta water if the sauce becomes too thick. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.

Chef's Tip

Don't overcook the scampi. They're done as soon as they turn opaque and orange-pink; cooking them too long will make them tough. The reserved cup of pasta water is your best tool for getting the sauce to just the right consistency. The starch in it binds the cream and helps everything adhere beautifully to the linguini.

Serving Suggestion

Finish with finely chopped flat-leaf parsley and a grind of black pepper, and serve immediately while the sauce is still creamy.

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All the heat in this recipe comes from our Spicy Scampi spice blend, a fiery mix that flavors scampi, fish, and seafood in one go. Combine it with our culinary olive oil for the marinade, and you have the base for this dish.

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— Moroccan Spicy Secrets