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Blackened Shrimp Pasta

Name: Blackened Shrimp Pasta
Cuisine: Africa
Ingredients: 1½ tablespoons paprika; 2 teaspoons thyme; 1 teaspoon oregano; 2 teaspoons garlic powder; 1 tablespoon onion powder; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; ½–1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined; 8 ounces spaghetti; 2 tablespoons olive or canola oil; ½ medium onion, sliced; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 2–3 medium tomatoes, diced; 1 teaspoon thyme; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1 tablespoon Creole or blackened spice; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 medium red or green bell pepper, sliced; 1 cup or more chicken broth; 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

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Blackened Shrimp Pasta from Imma's free African, Caribbean and Southern recipe ebook, structured for the API and classified under Africa because no recipe-country field is provided.

Ingredients: 20
From the kitchen: Africa

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Preparation

Method

Cook the pasta according to its package directions, drain, and reserve.
Season the shrimp generously with blackened spice. Sauté in oil over medium heat for 3–5 minutes, then transfer out.
In the same pot, cook onion, tomatoes, and garlic for about 1 minute. Add thyme, paprika, blackened spice, bell pepper, broth, and Worcestershire sauce.
Bring the sauce to a boil, then simmer for 7–10 minutes. Toss with the pasta and shrimp, or serve the shrimp over the pasta.

Recipe notes

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Nutrition estimate

USDA ingredient data

Partial recipe · included ingredients only

The source does not provide a verified serving count. The summary uses original recipe quantities before any batch multiplier, not per serving. Enter your own serving count in the full label to see per-serving amounts.

Calculated automatically from 7 of 20 ingredients. This is an incomplete subtotal, not the full recipe’s nutrition.

Calories: 914 kcal
Fat: 5.2 g
Carbohydrate: 184.7 g
Protein: 32.5 g

Not included: thyme, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, Ground Black Pepper, ½–1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined, 2 tablespoons olive or canola oil, 2–3 medium tomatoes, diced, thyme, 1 tablespoon Creole or blackened spice, 1 medium red or green bell pepper, sliced, 1 cup or more chicken broth.

thyme: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
oregano: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
garlic powder: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
onion powder: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
Ground Black Pepper: No unambiguous USDA portion weight matches this measure.
½–1 teaspoon cayenne pepper: A quantity range or combined measures needs a confirmed edible weight.
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
2 tablespoons olive or canola oil: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
2–3 medium tomatoes, diced: A quantity range or combined measures needs a confirmed edible weight.
thyme: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
1 tablespoon Creole or blackened spice: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
1 medium red or green bell pepper, sliced: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
1 cup or more chicken broth: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.

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Nutrition Facts

Estimated subtotal · included ingredients only

7 of 20 ingredients included. Excluded ingredients are not counted in the amounts or % Daily Values.

Servings in original recipe (optional)

Serving count is unknown. Amounts and % Daily Values below apply to the whole original recipe’s included ingredients.

Amount per original recipe

Calories914

Estimated nutrition facts for included ingredients only
Amount per original recipe	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.2 g	7%
Saturated Fat 0.9 g	5%
Trans Fat Unavailable	—
Cholesterol 0 mg	0%
Sodium 104 mg	5%
Total Carbohydrate 184.7 g	67%
Dietary Fiber 12.9 g	46%
Total Sugars 10.4 g	—
Includes Added Sugars Unavailable	—
Protein 32.5 g	—
Vitamin D 0 µg	0%
Calcium 115.7 mg	9%
Iron 6.6 mg	37%
Potassium 981.4 mg	21%

Nutrient data notes

A nutrient amount is unavailable when any included ingredient lacks that source value.

Trans Fat: USDA data missing for Worcestershire Sauce.
Includes Added Sugars: USDA data missing for Paprika, Spaghetti, Onion, Garlic, Smoked Paprika, Worcestershire Sauce, Parsley.

* Percent Daily Values use FDA reference values for adults and children aged 4 and over, based on a 2,000 calorie diet. They apply to the amount shown above.

— means no % Daily Value is shown. Trans fat and total sugars have no established Daily Value; protein %DV is omitted because protein-quality data is unavailable. Missing nutrient amounts are not treated as zero.

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Ingredients used in this estimate

1½ tablespoons paprika
10.2 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 tbsp = 6.8 g.
Estimate uses USDA Spices, paprika. Quantities refer to edible ingredient weight; brands, varieties and preparation can change the values. USDA source ↗
2 teaspoons thyme
Excluded: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
1 teaspoon oregano
Excluded: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
2 teaspoons garlic powder
Excluded: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
1 tablespoon onion powder
Excluded: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Excluded: No unambiguous USDA portion weight matches this measure.
Estimate uses USDA Spices, pepper, black. Quantities refer to edible ingredient weight; brands, varieties and preparation can change the values. USDA source ↗
½–1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Excluded: A quantity range or combined measures needs a confirmed edible weight.
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
8 ounces spaghetti
226.796 g edible ingredient. Converted from 8 ounces using a mass unit.
Dry unenriched wheat pasta. Household portions vary by pasta shape; use grams for these aliases. USDA source ↗
2 tablespoons olive or canola oil
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
½ medium onion, sliced
55 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 medium (2-1/2" dia) = 110 g.
Onions are estimated using USDA raw onions. Red and other onion varieties can differ. USDA source ↗
2 teaspoons minced garlic
5.6 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 tsp = 2.8 g.
Raw peeled garlic. A bare count is not assumed to mean cloves. USDA source ↗
2–3 medium tomatoes, diced
Excluded: A quantity range or combined measures needs a confirmed edible weight.
1 teaspoon thyme
Excluded: No quantifiable edible weight or reliable USDA food match is available.
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
2.3 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 tsp = 2.3 g.
Estimate uses USDA Spices, paprika. Quantities refer to edible ingredient weight; brands, varieties and preparation can change the values. USDA source ↗
1 tablespoon Creole or blackened spice
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
5.729 g edible ingredient. Converted with US volume units from USDA 1 cup = 275 g.
Estimate uses USDA Sauce, worcestershire. Quantities refer to edible ingredient weight; brands, varieties and preparation can change the values. USDA source ↗
1 medium red or green bell pepper, sliced
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
1 cup or more chicken broth
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
7.6 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 tbsp = 3.8 g.
Fresh parsley, not dried parsley. USDA source ↗

Values use ingredient nutrients per 100 g and food-specific USDA portion weights. Cups, tablespoons and teaspoons use US measures. Pinches, handfuls, “to taste” and unspecified package sizes are excluded. Common counted foods use the stated size or a documented standard USDA portion when a count is supplied; these assumptions are identified above. Other unspecified counts remain excluded.

Assumes included ingredients are retained. Cooking losses, drained liquids, discarded oil, alcohol evaporation and changes in water content are not modeled. Missing nutrient values are shown as unavailable, not zero.

Source: USDA FoodData Central. Data retrieved 2026-11-08. These are automatically calculated estimates, not a laboratory analysis.

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