Fresh Seafood Pasta – Spaghetti Seafood

Stellar Fresh Seafood Pasta

Ingredients for Seafood Pasta

• Oil, olive, 3 tbsp, divided
• Onion, 1/2 cup, finely chopped
• Garlic, 2 tsp, minced
• Optional: Crushed red pepper flakes, 1/4 tsp
• Whole tomatoes, pureed, one 28 oz can
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Butter, unsalted, 2 tbsp
• Spaghetti or other long pasta, 12 oz
• Shrimp, pelled and de-veined, 1/2 lb
• Scallops, 1/2 lb
• Clams, scrubbed, 1/2 lb
• Mussels, scrubbed and de-beared, 1/2 lb
• Parsley, chopped, 2 tbsp

Directions

1. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to a large pan set to medium heat. Cook your onion in this pan for 4-5 minutes, just long enough to soften it. Add the garlic to the onion and cook one minute.
2. Add red pepper flakes and tomatoes to the pan. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Bring the pan to a simmer, cooking the mixture for 20 minutes, or just until the sauce starts thickening.
4. Stir in the butter and then, once the butter is fully blended, remove from heat.
5. Cook the pasta in a separate pot of salted water while the sauce simmers.
6. Drain the pasta but make sure to set aside 3/4 cup of the water.
7. Heat up the remaining 1 tbsp of olive oil in a large pan on high heat. This pan will be used to cook all of the seafood. Salt your scallops with salt and pepper, then toss them into the oiled pan.
8. Cook scallops 1-2 minutes per side, just until they brown and turn opaque.
9. Remove the scallops. Season your shrimp with salt and pepper and then cook the shrimp 3-4 minutes, just until they turn pink and opaque.
10. Trade out the cooked shrimp for your clams, mussels, and the 3/4 cup of pasta water you saved. Bring the mixture to a simmer.
11. Cover the pan and cook the seafood anywhere from 4 to 6 minutes, just long enough for the seafood’s shells to open up. Ditch any shells that fail to open after this time.
12. Return the shrimp and scallops to the pan along with your tomato sauce and pasta.
13. Give everything a good toss to evenly coat everything in sauce.
14. Finish with a sprinkle of parsley and serve.

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