Seafood Pasta

Name: Seafood Pasta
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 whole Basil Leaves Torn; 2 Tbsps Butter; 12 servings Chicken Broth, If Needed For Splashing In A Little Liquid; 0 teaspoons Crushed Red Pepper; 177 milliliters Dry White Wine; 5 cloves Garlic; 59 milliliters Heavy Cream, Warmed; 2 Tbsps Olive Oil; 340 grams weight Pasta (I Used Fusilli Bucati, But Any Kind Will Do!); 12 servings Salt And Pepper, to taste; 454 grams Scallops; 454 grams Shrimp

Seafood Pasta might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 12 servings with 238 calories, 16g of protein, and 7g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up basil leaves torn, butter, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the heavy cream you could follow this main course with the Homemade Blizzards with Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 35 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook pasta for just over half the cooking time (it should still be a little firm.)

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Pasta

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Oven

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the scallops just until they get great color on the outside, about 45 seconds to a minute per side.

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Olive Oil

Scallops

Butter

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Frying Pan

Remove to a plate and set aside.

Add another tablespoon of both olive oil and butter to the skillet. When hot, throw in shrimp and brown them, too. (Don't completely cook scallops or shrimp.)

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Olive Oil

Scallops

Butter

Shrimp

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Frying Pan

Remove to a plate and set aside.

Add a small splash of oil to the pan. Cook the garlic for 30 seconds, then pour in the wine.

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Garlic

Wine

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Let it bubble up and reduce for a minute or two, then pour in the tomatoes (including juice.)

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Tomato

Juice

Add salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes, then cook the sauce over medium-high heat for 10-15 minutes. Tear off two large sheets of heavy duty aluminum foil. Overlap them on an ovenproof platter (make the overlap about 6 inches or so) with some depth or in a baking sheet. Use your hands to press the foil flat against the platter.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Pepper

Sauce

Salt

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Aluminum Foil

Baking Sheet

Pour the pasta onto the platter, then pour all the sauce over the pasta (juice and all). Next, pour on the seafood, making sure to add all the juices that may have dripped on the plate. Gather up the two ends of the foil and roll them down so that they're tightly sealed---do the same with the shorter sides.

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Seafood

Juice

Pasta

Sauce

Roll

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Aluminum Foil

Place the platter into the oven and bake for 15 minutes, until the seafood is fully cooked and the flavors have all had a chance to meet and fall in love. To serve, open the foil and drizzle a little warm cream all over the top. Throw on basil at the end and serve.

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Seafood

Basil