Easy Jerk Linguine Alfredo with Shrimp

Spice up pasta Alfredo with jerk seasoning! This Easy Jerk Linguine Alfredo with Shrimp is creamy and has a little heat. Zhooshed up store bought Alfredo sauce makes it perfect for a quick and easy weeknight dinner.

I love seafood and pasta dishes. They are filling, always satisfying, and can usually be on the table quickly. This has linguine in a creamy semi-homemade sauce consisting of onion, garlic, diced tomatoes, jarred Alfredo sauce, Jamaican jerk seasoning, and shrimp.

A little bit of jerk seasoning goes a long way. The 2 1/2 teaspoons used in this recipe give the dish medium to medium-high heat (depending on your tolerance). Reduce or increase the amount to suit your taste. Keep in mind that it’s better to use less and add more because once you add the seasoning, it’s hard to take the heat back out.

Recommended side suggestions for this pasta: 

Recommended side suggestions for this pasta:   My family is happy with just the pasta for dinner, but you can add a side for a well-rounded meal. Below are some great sides:

• Steamed or roasted broccoli
• Simple salad
• Roasted Black Pepper Caesar Salad with Pancetta
• Sautéed Garlicky Watercress with Bacon

Recipe highlights:

• Ingredients you will need…

• Cook pasta in boiling water while you are cooking the sauce. 

• Sauté onion and a pinch of salt and pepper in olive oil. Add garlic.

• Add diced tomatoes, shrimp, jerk seasoning, salt and pepper. Cook until shrimp is almost completely cooked.

• Pour in Alfredo sauce. Add cooked linguine when the sauce is bubbly.

• Enjoy!
• See the recipe card below for detailed instructions.

Recipe substitutions:

What’s great about this dish is its versatility. Not a fan of seafood? Swap out or omit the shrimp. Can’t handle the heat? You can make this pasta dish without the spiciness. Below are substitution ideas:

• Don’t want shrimp? Replace with fish or chicken. 
• Make it vegetarian: omit shrimp and add spinach, broccoli, or cauliflower.
• Use another type of pasta: fettuccine, pene, angle hair, and bowtie to name a few.
• For the same flavor profile without the heat, use a mild jerk seasoning (affiliate link).

How to plate:

How to serve the dish is entirely up to you and your presentation style. Option one is to combine the shrimp sauce and pasta prior to serving. Option two is to serve the shrimp sauce over the pasta.

However, if you plan to have leftovers, I recommend keeping the pasta and sauce separated. The reason is that pasta soaks in the sauce over time if they are combined and dries out the sauce (but it’s still delish!).

Make this quick and easy pasta dish for a stress-free dinner. (If you get shrimp already shelled and deveined, life is even easier!) The sauce ingredients require about 12 minutes to cook. And including the time it takes to boil water for the pasta, the meal can be on the table in 30 minutes. Who doesn’t love a tasty 30-minute meal?

Serve with a glass of wine, beer, or another favorite cocktail, and turn the meal into a special one! This is good enough to serve to company. They will never know that you used jarred Alfredo sauce.

Recommended supplies:

(Affiliate links. The products I recommend are either what I use, are on my wish list, or come highly rated.)

• I use a 4-quart saute pan to make the sauce. There is plenty of room for incorporating the spaghetti.
• I have this over the sink colander. I love that it prevents the food from coming in contact with the sink floor.
• These tongs with silicone tips are on my to-get list. Silicone is more gentle on soft food than stainless steel tips.

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