Oven Fried Bang Bang Shrimp Pasta
Crunchy oven fried shrimp tossed in a bang bang sauce! Yum!
- Prep Time: 25 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 12–14 ounces Angel Hair Pasta Nests (or any long shape)
- 1–1/4 pounds of fresh shrimp, peeled, deveined, tail on (I used 21/25 per pound)
- 1 1/4 cups panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
- 1/2 t. dried basil
- 1/2 t. dried thyme
- 1/2 t. garlic salt
- 1 t. sweet paprika
- 4 T. unsalted butter, melted
- 2 T. olive oil
- Dipping Sauce
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 T. Sweet Chili Sauce (Mae Ploy)
- 1 T. honey
- Pasta Sauce – add below to Dipping Sauce
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1 T. rice vinegar
- 3 T. light soy sauce
- 1 t. Aleppo pepper flakes
- Garnish
- 2–3 green onions, chopped
- Aleppo pepper flakes
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to directions, drain, and lightly toss with olive oil.
- Oven Fried Shrimp: Mix panko, basil, thyme, garlic salt, and paprika in a bowl and set aside.
- Whisk together the melted butter and olive oil in a bowl.
- Dip shrimp into butter mixture and then coat in the panko mixture. Spread on a baking sheet.
- Bake shrimp at 400 degrees for about 10-11 minutes until shrimp are opaque throughout and beginning to curl.
- Dipping Sauce: Mix mayo, sweet chili sauce, and honey in a bowl. Ready to serve shrimp as an appetizer!
- For Pasta Sauce: Add chicken stock, rice vinegar, soy sauce, and Aleppo pepper to Dipping Sauce. Whisk until thoroughly blended.
- Pasta: Add cooked pasta to a large sauce pan over medium heat. Pour the pasta sauce and stir until blended and warmed.
- Serve pasta on plates and top with desired amount of fried shrimp. Top with green onions and Aleppo pepper to taste!
Find it online: https://pastashoppe.com/oven-fried-bang-bang-shrimp-pasta/