Creamy Tuscan Seafood Pasta for Christmas
A festive Christmas seafood pasta recipe for Christmas entertaining.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound linguine
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 pound dry sea scallops
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
- 1 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 1 lemon
Instructions
- Cook the pasta: Boil linguine in salted water until just al dente. Reserve 1 cup pasta water, then drain.
- Sear the seafood: Pat shrimp and scallops dry and season. Sear in oil over medium-high heat in batches until scallops are golden and shrimp are opaque; transfer to a plate.
- Build the sauce: Lower heat, add butter and garlic, then wine. Reduce by half before stirring in cream, Parmesan, and sun-dried tomatoes.
- Combine: Add spinach and pasta, loosening with pasta water until glossy. Fold in seafood and warm for 1 minute.
- Finish: Add lemon zest and juice to taste and serve immediately.
Notes
Editorial recipe draft: kitchen testing is required before making performance guarantees.