Description
Indulge in a decadent Seafood Lovers’ Dream Alfredo, a creamy pasta dish loaded with shrimp, scallops, and crab meat in a luscious Parmesan cream sauce. This Italian-American-inspired recipe is a seafood lover’s delight!
Ingredients
Scale
Fettuccine Pasta:
- 12 oz fettuccine pasta
Seafood:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- ½ pound sea scallops, patted dry
- ½ pound lump crab meat, picked over for shells
Sauce:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Garnish:
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley for garnish
- lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Cook the Pasta: Boil fettuccine until al dente, then drain and set aside, reserving ½ cup of pasta water.
- Sauté Seafood: In a skillet, sauté garlic in olive oil and butter, then cook shrimp and scallops until golden. Set aside.
- Make the Sauce: Reduce heat, add cream, Parmesan, seasonings, and simmer until thickened. Add pasta, seafood, and crab, simmer briefly.
- Garnish and Serve: Garnish with parsley and serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
- For richer flavor, add a splash of white wine before adding the cream.
- You can substitute fettuccine with linguine or spaghetti.
- Avoid overcooking the seafood to prevent toughness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop, Sautéing
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ½ cups
- Calories: 640
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 910 mg
- Fat: 35 g
- Saturated Fat: 19 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 37 g
- Cholesterol: 230 mg
