We make this delicious Seafood Linguine two or three times a year; almost always to mark a special occasion such as a birthday, Christmas or a family celebration. It isn’t difficult to make and we usually all gather in the kitchen with a glass of wine and everyone pitches in to help.
You can vary the seafood to suit your own tastes; we always have lobster, scallops and shrimp but will sometimes add crab meat and chunks of salmon or a white fish. Just put in a variety of seafood your family enjoys and it will be perfect!
Seafood Linguine
Author: Shannon & Monica
Recipe type: Dinner
Ingredients
- 500g (1 lb) Linguine pasta
- ⅓ cup butter
- 2 large shallots, finely diced
- 2-3 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1½ cups whipping cream (35% milk fat)
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 Tbsp chopped parsley
- 1 can frozen lobster pieces, thawed and broken into pieces
- 12 -15 large scallops, foot removed
- 2 cups frozen, pre-cooked shrimp, thawed
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Melt butter in large frying pan.
- Add shallots and saute until clear, add garlic and continue cooking for 1 minute then transfer to a bowl.
- Add more butter if necessary,cook scallops until lightly browned on both sides (approximately 2-3 minutes per side)
- Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions, until al dente, drain and reserve ⅛ cup pasta water.
- Add lobster, shrimp, cream and shallots/garlic mixture to pan with scallops.
- Heat over medium/low temperature until cream comes to a low simmer.
- Add Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper and parsley to seafood mixture, keep warm.
- Add cooked linguine and pasta water to seafood mixture, stir and serve immediately.
- *TIP* – Heat dinner bowls/plates and serving bowl
Hope you enjoy this delicious indulgence! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.
My husband always makes a similar dish on Christmas eve. Looks like a great recipe, I will pass it on to him!
Dani, we always have this or seafood chowder on Christmas Eve, a nice change from the upcoming turkey days!
I’m not a shellfish lover, but this looks so delicious. I love lobster and white fish and am learning to eat scallops… I think this would make an awesome combo as well. Thanks for the recipe!
I love scallops and although I rarely order lobster and have never cooked them, I do enjoy the canned version in this recipe. I am not a huge shrimp fan, but everyone else is, so I try to get a portion that is mostly free of shrimp.
Just made this today. Absolutely delicious! My family loved it.
Stacy, I am so happy you loved it too, it is certainly a favourite of ours! Thank you for letting me know :)
Hi, this looks so good. I saw it on what are you making for dinner.
Julie from julieslifestyle.blogspot.com
It’s very delicious and quite decadent Julie, A special treat to have a couple times a year.
Wow, this looks SO GOOD. We used to have lobster stew on Christmas Eve when I grew up in Maine. I’ve wanted a tradition for my own family now, and this might be a good bridge between the two (shrimp is much-loved around here!).
This would probably be the perfect compromise Liza and I think you will really love it, it is delicious!
I just made this tonight for my boyfriend and I, he said it was by far the best that he’s had and was better than restaurant quality :) Thank you so much! It was delicious!
Oh Julie, I am so happy it turned out for you and thank you for the feedback, I really appreciate it!