Seafood Pasta

14 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 pound fresh fettuccine
  • 2 cups shiitake mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups zucchini, cut into 1/2 inch chunks
  • 2 cups peeled and chopped tomatoes
  • 1 pound scallops
  • 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined , with the tails on
  • 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons basil, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup pesto
  • 1/4 cups pasta water
  • 1 cup parmesan cheese
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cups roasted pine nuts

Directions

  1. 1
    Get all the ingredients ready, dry the scallops and prawns in paper towels . Exchange the towels until they are dry. Generously salt and pepper the seafood shortly before you saute them.
  2. 2
    Bring a large pot of water with 1 tablespoon of salt added to a boil to cook the pasta later.
  3. 3
    Heat 1TBS oil in large frying pan and saute mushrooms for 2 to 3 minutes, remove from pan, do the same with the zucchini
  4. 4
    Add more olive oil and the butter to the frying pan, until sizzling hot. Add scallops , don't crowd them and sear them for 1 to 2 minutes depending on size. Do not touch the scallops before flipping them over. They should have a light brown crust on one side. Continue to cook on the other side for one minute. Remove the scallops from the pan and keep warm.
  5. 5
    Add the shrimp and saute until they turn pink, add the tomatoes, the mushrooms and the zucchini and heavy everything for a minute or two. Add the scallops last.
  6. 6
    In the meantime cook the pasta for 2 to 3 minutes until they are cooked al dente.Drain the pasta reserving some of the water. In a bowl mix the pasta with the pesto and the pasta water. Put the pasta in the center of a large serving plate, arrange the seafood and veggies around the pasta, sprinkle with basil and pine nuts. Pass the Parmesan in a different bowl.

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