Creamy Tuscan Shrimp Ravioli
You don’t have to go out to a fancy restaurant to get an amazing ravioli in cream sauce dish anymore. From now on, you will be able to make a fancy shrimp and ravioli dish in the comfort of your own kitchen and it will only take about 20 minutes.
There are a few simple ingredients in this dish but it results in an amazing flavor. It’s a simple combination of garlic, spinach, and sun-dried tomatoes that bring a lot of flavor. Shrimp is added right to the cooked veggies and then the cream, a little bit of stock, and cooked ravioli.
If ravioli is not available or you just want to change things up a bit, this dish can easily be made with tortellini, gnocchi, or any pasta.
Key Ingredients
Shrimp: it’s best to use large shrimp like 16/20 count or jumbo shrimp (10/15), because with larger shrimp there is less change of overcooking. Make sure to thaw if using frozen shrimp, peel and devein shrimp if needed, and pat dry before cooking.
Ravioli Options: Spinach and cheese ravioli compliments this dish the best but, you can also use classic cheese ravioli. If ravioli is not available, you can substitute tortellini or any other pasta.
Sun-dried tomatoes: use the dried ones rather than ones in marinade. Dried sub-dried tomatoes will add just enough flavor without overpowering.
Spinach: I recommend using fresh spinach but you can also use frozen. If using frozen spinach, make sure to thaw completely and squeeze all the juices out first.
Full ingredient list is in the recipe card.
TIPS FOR MAKING TUSCAN SHRIMP RAVIOLI
I recommend using fresh spinach but if you’re in a jam, frozen spinach can be substituted. Make sure to squeeze out the juices from frozen spinach before adding it to the pan.
Use sun-dried tomatoes in the bag not in a jar with oil. If you have smoked sun-dried tomatoes available, use that and it would add another layer of flavor to the dish.
You can get whole shrimp in shell or you can get shrimp that has already been cleaned and peeled. If you choose to get whole shrimp, make sure to take time to de-vein, clean and peel shrimp first, before starting to cook.
Have your ingredients prepped, measured, and ready before starting to cook. This is a fast recipe so cooking will be fast as well.
You can cook ravioli before starting to cook veggies and shrimp or at the same time. Typically, ravioli will only take 5-7 minutes to cook in boiling water.
How To Tell If Shrimp Is Done
- Cooking time: for jumbo and extra large shrimp, it takes 4-5 minutes of cooking time (give or take a few seconds or a minute for other sizes).
- Since shrimp cook SO fast, don’t follow time exactly but mostly visual cues.
- Color: Flesh turns completely opaque/pearly and firm (shells turn pink).
- Shape: curls to a loose “C” (often a tight “O” means overcooked).
Make Ahead Options
- The only thing that can actually be made ahead of time would be the ravioli. Ravioli can be cooked, strained, and refrigerated in an air-tight container until ready to use in the dish. Add cooked ravioli to the pan with veggies and shrimp, mix and let it cook until ravioli is heated through.
- Note that ravioli only takes about 5-7 minutes to cook in the boiling water so there is not much time needed.
Reheating Instructions
- Storing: store leftover ravioli and shrimp in an air-tight container, in the refrigerator, for 2-3 days.
- Reheating: leftovers can be reheated but do note that textures will not be the same. Seafood does not reheat well so it will not be as good as freshly cooked.
- To reheat this leftover shrimp and ravioli, transfer the leftovers into a preheated cooking pan. Cover with a lid and reheat it covered over low heat just until hot. I do not recommend using a microwave to reheat seafood or cream sauce.
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Creamy Tuscan Shrimp Ravioli
Ingredients
- 1 lb raw shrimp
- salt
- fresh cracked black pepper
- 10 oz spinach and cheese ravioli
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 5 garlic cloves
- 6 oz fresh spinach
- 2 oz sun dried tomatoes
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- salt
- fresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Peel and devein shrimp if needed. Season it with a little salt and pepper and set aside.
- Peel, smash, and mince garlic. Slice sun-dried tomatoes julienne. Measure chicken broth and heavy whipping cream. Set aside.
- Cook ravioli according to the package instructions, strain and set aside.
- Preheat a large cooking pan over medium heat. Add oil and let it heat up for a few seconds.
- Add garlic, stir and saute until fragrant. Add spinach and cook it until it’s wilted.
- Add sun-dried tomatoes and saute until softened.
- Nestle shrimp in the pan among the spinach and tomatoes. Cook until shrimp just turns pink and opaque on one side and flip shrimp to the other side. Cook just until shrimp turn pink on the other side.
- Add broth and heavy whipping cream. Carefully mix until cream is evenly incorporated throughout.
- Add cooked ravioli and carefully stir.
- Season with some salt and pepper and cook for a few more minutes, 3-4 minutes.
Notes
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When do you add the shrimp and spinach?
The spinach is added immediately after the garlic, and you’ll cook it until it has wilted (step 5). Then add the sun-dried tomatoes, and once they soften, put the shrimp into the pan to cook on both sides (step 7) before adding the broth and cream. Hope that helps!
I’ve made this recipe one other time, however, the last time I used spinach and cheese tortellini‘s. I had also added additional grated Parm to the cream to help thicken it up. Both times my husband comments on how delicious it is. I will definitely make this again Only the next time I think I’m going to use the extra large shrimp since we both love seafood.
I am so glad you like it! I think the shrimp would be delicious in it!
Added a little crushed red and a swirl to thicken up the sauce ( only had half and half). Added bits of salt and pepper throughout and also used farfalle pasta…. delicious 🧡
Yum! That sounds so good! I am glad you liked it!
Very tasty. I added fresh basil with the spinach
Will be making again
I am so glad you liked it!
I made this for my hubby for his birthday dinner. I used frozen chopped spinach. Threw it together in 20 min Max! He ate the entire plate. He loved it!! Super easy and you can improvise. I added hot pepper flakes on top.
Yum! I am so glad he liked it!
Deliziosa
Love this recipe! So much that we made it two weeks in a row.
Thank you!
This recipe looks delicious and I will definately be making it soon..I love receiving your recipes.
I did make your cream cheese frosting with the heavy whipping cream and it was outstanding.
Thank You so much.
Oh, thank you so much, Cheryl! I hope you keep liking what you make 😀
This is my perfect dinner! Thank you!
Awe, wonderful! You are most welcome 🙂