Meal Prep
Sun-Dried Tomato Shrimp Linguine
This Sun-Dried Tomato Shrimp Linguine brings together juicy, seared shrimp and a rich, garlicky tomato cream sauce that clings to every bite. It’s creamy, tangy, and just a little spicy, delivering big-time flavor with high-protein macros to back it up. Comfort food meets meal prep- this one reheats like a dream and keeps your week feeling just a little more elite.
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Makes
- 4 servings
High protein
Sun-Dried Tomato Shrimp Linguine
63.8g protein659 calories per serving
- Prep Time
- 30 mins
- Cook Time
- 25 mins
- Total Time
- 55 mins
Equipment
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Ingredients
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For the Shrimp:
For the Sauce:
For the Pasta:
For Serving:
Instructions
Prep the Shrimp:
In a large bowl, toss shrimp with paprika, Italian seasoning, black pepper, salt, and crushed red pepper (if using).
2 lb raw shrimp, 1 tbsp paprika, 1 tbsp Italian seasoning, 1 tsp black pepper, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp crushed red pepper
Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the top and mix to coat. Set aside to marinate while you prep the rest.
1 lemons
Cook the Pasta:
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook linguine according to package instructions. Before draining, reserve some pasta water, then drain and set aside.
8 oz linguine
Cook the Shrimp:
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and coat with olive oil spray. Add shrimp in a single layer (cook in batches if needed) and sear for 2- 3 minutes per side until cooked through and lightly golden. Remove from skillet and set aside.
½ tsp olive oil spray
Make the Sauce:
In the same skillet, add olive oil spray & minced garlic and sauté for about 1 minute until fragrant.
6 cloves garlic, ½ tsp olive oil spray
1 cup reserved pasta water
Add sun-dried tomatoes and cook for another 2- 3 minutes to deepen the flavor.
¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes
Lower heat to medium and stir in the cream cheese until melted and smooth. Slowly pour in the half & half, stirring until fully combined.
1 cup half & half, 4 oz low-fat cream cheese
Add spinach and Parmesan cheese, stirring until the spinach wilts and the sauce is creamy. Taste the sauce, & season lightly with salt and pepper if needed.
½ cup Parmesan cheese, 2 cup fresh spinach
Assemble Everything:
Return the cooked shrimp to the skillet and stir to coat in the sauce.
Add the cooked linguine and toss to combine. Gradually add reserved pasta water as needed until the sauce reaches your desired consistency and clings to the pasta.
1 cup reserved pasta water
Serve & Garnish:
Divide into individual meal prep containers. Serve with fresh lemon wedges and squeeze over the top just before eating for the perfect bright finish.
2 lemons
See it come together
Watch: Sun-Dried Tomato Shrimp Linguine
Nutrition
Per servingEstimates for one serving.
- Calories
- 659 kcal
- Protein
- 63.8 g
- Fat
- 19.8 g
- Carbs
- 59.4 g
Full nutrition and how it’s calculated
All values are per serving. Changing the recipe yield scales the ingredients and keeps these per-serving amounts the same.
- Saturated Fat
- 10.12 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 1.77 g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 5.31 g
- Trans Fat
- 0.59 g
- Cholesterol
- 415 mg
- Sodium
- 977 mg
- Potassium
- 1,260 mg
- Fiber
- 5.3 g
- Sugar
- 7.9 g
- Added Sugar
- 0 g
- Vitamin A
- 386 mcg RAE
- Vitamin C
- 35.33 mg
- Vitamin D
- 0.39 mcg
- Calcium
- 465 mg
- Iron
- 5.29 mg
Estimated ingredient cost
$6.29 per serving · $25.16 for this batch
Ingredient costs and assumptions
Estimated US grocery prices for the amounts used, including purchase waste and discarded marinade. Your store, brands, and package sizes may cost differently. Buying full packages can cost more. Price sources and methodology.
Quantities without exact weights use the nutrition library’s portion estimates. Purchase yields are estimates. Separate citrus ingredients are costed independently; reusing the same fruit for juice and zest can lower your cost. Labor, utilities, and delivery are excluded.
- raw shrimp: $18.03
907.2 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
Authored ingredient weight. Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Frozen Raw Peeled Deveined Tail-Off Small Shrimp · Price checked 2026-09-21
- paprika: $0.10
6.8 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 6.8 g Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Paprika · Price checked 2026-09-21
- Italian seasoning: $0.12
3 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 1 g; Editorial dried-leaf blend estimate: 1 g/tsp. Nutrition uses the separately documented composed blend. Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Italian Seasoning · Price checked 2026-09-21
- black pepper: $0.10
2.3 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp (ground) = 2.3 g; texture=ground Ground black pepper reference; cracked pepper may cost differently.
Walmart: Great Value Ground Black Pepper · Price checked 2026-09-21
- salt: $0.00
3 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 6 g Iodized table salt reference; not a kosher salt price.
Walmart: Great Value Iodized Salt · Price checked 2026-09-21
- crushed red pepper: $0.05
1.8 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 1.8 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Crushed Red Pepper, 1.75 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- lemons: $0.52
120 g purchased · Whole purchased item: 120 g each (estimated); includes shell, peel, or seeds.
Editorial medium/large edible fruit and juice-yield estimates. Juiced fruit uses 45 g each; the whole-fruit nutrition profile remains an approximate proxy. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Lemons, 2 lb Bag · Price checked 2026-09-21
- olive oil spray: $0.05
2.3 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 4.5 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Extra Virgin Olive Oil Cooking Spray, 7 oz Can · Price checked 2026-09-21
- low-fat cream cheese: $1.73
113.4 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
Authored ingredient weight. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Philadelphia Reduced Fat Cream Cheese, 1 Tub, for Smooth, Spreadable Mornings, Original, No Artificial Preservatives, Flavors or Dyes, 8 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- garlic: $0.32
18 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
3 clove = 9 g; USDA SR Legacy household weights used as an approximate physical conversion for the current ingredient profile; nutrition remains from its own mapped record. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Spice World Fresh Peeled Garlic, 6 oz, Pouch · Price checked 2026-09-21
- sun-dried tomatoes: $0.55
13.5 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup = 54 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Bella Sun Luci Premium California Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Julienne Cut, Ready-to-Use Pouch, 3 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- half & half: $0.62
242 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup = 242 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Half & Half, 32 fl oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- Parmesan cheese: $0.74
60.8 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 7.6 g Shredded Parmesan reference; grated products and brands may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Finely Shredded Parmesan Cheese · Price checked 2026-09-21
- fresh spinach: $0.42
60 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup = 30 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Marketside Fresh Spinach, 10 oz Bag (Fresh) · Price checked 2026-09-21
- olive oil spray: $0.05
2.3 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 4.5 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Extra Virgin Olive Oil Cooking Spray, 7 oz Can · Price checked 2026-09-21
- linguine: $0.69
226.8 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
Authored ingredient weight. BLS dry pasta category average used as an estimate for this pasta shape.
BLS: Spaghetti and macaroni · Price checked 2026-09-21
- lemons: $1.04
240 g purchased · Whole purchased item: 120 g each (estimated); includes shell, peel, or seeds.
1 lemon (large) = 84 g; Editorial medium/large edible fruit and juice-yield estimates. Juiced fruit uses 45 g each; the whole-fruit nutrition profile remains an approximate proxy. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Lemons, 2 lb Bag · Price checked 2026-09-21
Not included in this estimate:
- reserved pasta water: Already part of the cooking process, not a separate grocery purchase.
Make it yoursRecipe notes & meal-prep tips
Macro breakdown
- Protein63.8g38%
- Carbs59.4g35%
- Fat19.8g27%
Per serving · Share of calories from macros
Calculated using 4 calories per gram of protein and carbs, and 9 for fat. Rounding and fiber can affect the listed calorie total.Triple B's Meal Prep Notes
Reserve the pasta water before draining the linguine. This sauce combines cream cheese, half-and-half, and Parmesan, so that starchy water is useful for getting it around the long noodles without adding more dairy. Start with a little and toss before adding more. You want sauce clinging to the pasta, with the spinach and sun-dried tomatoes distributed through the whole batch. Leave the linguine a little firm when you drain it; long noodles continue softening in sauce, and these servings still have a reheat ahead of them.
Keep the cooked shrimp out of the skillet while you deglaze the pan with pasta water and the sauce comes together. Chop the sun-dried tomatoes small enough that several pieces can reach each serving instead of one container getting the biggest chunks. Use tongs to divide the linguine, then deliberately share out the shrimp. This is a fuller sauce than some of the lighter options in the shrimp recipe archive. Deseed the serving wedges while packing the batch, then keep them for a fresh squeeze over the reheated linguine. Lemon is a welcome finish against the creamy sauce when the small prep work is already done.
Remove the lemon wedges before heating. For a refrigerated serving, microwave on high for 90 seconds, stir, then heat for another 45 seconds. Use that as a starting point and continue in short intervals as needed until the food reaches 165°F throughout. Lift and separate the noodles gently at the pause, adding a small splash of water if the chilled sauce needs it. Squeeze the lemon over the warm pasta afterward, tasting before adding more. If you enjoy a creamy sauce with a bright finish, explore the Italian-inspired collection or other pasta meal preps for your next batch.
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This was built with meal prep in mind, but flavor was still the priority. I’ve cooked it, eaten it, and it holds up shockingly well across the week. If you try it, drop a comment and let me know your thoughts.