Easy Creamy Seafood Pasta Recipe
This luxurious creamy seafood pasta combines tender shrimp, mussels, and scallops with perfectly cooked linguine in a rich garlic cream sauce. Ready in just 35 minutes, this restaurant-quality dish features a silky sauce enhanced with white wine, fresh herbs, and lemon. Perfect for special occasions or an elevated weeknight dinner.
Print Pin Servings: 4
Calories: 847kcal
Cost: $35
Equipment
- Large pasta pot
- Heavy-bottom skillet or sauté pan
- Colander
- Sharp knife
- Grater for cheese and lemon zest
Ingredients
Seafood & Pasta
- 1 lb linguine
- ½ lb large shrimp peeled and deveined
- ½ lb mussels cleaned
- ¼ lb scallops
- Salt and pepper to taste
Cream Sauce
- 2 cups heavy cream
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ cup white wine
- 1 lemon juice and zest
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Cook pasta in salted water until al dente. Reserve 1 cup pasta water.
- Sauté garlic in olive oil and butter until fragrant.
- Add wine, simmer until reduced by half.
- Pour in cream, bring to gentle simmer. Add Parmesan.
- Add seafood in order: scallops (2-3 mins), then shrimp and mussels (3-4 mins).
- Toss with pasta, add lemon juice and zest.
- Garnish with parsley. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Use room temperature cream to prevent sauce from breaking
- Pat seafood dry before cooking
- Don't overcook pasta - it will continue cooking in sauce
Nutrition
Calories: 847kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Cholesterol: 225mg | Sodium: 890mg | Potassium: 450mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Calcium: 280mg | Iron: 4mg