Gay Lea

Delicious Seafood Pasta

(French Onion Seafood Pasta)

Preparation time: 15 minutes, Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Make the ordinary extraordinary with this delicious seafood pasta.

Delicious Seafood Pasta

Ingredients:
2 tbspGay Lea Salted Butter25 ml
1onion, chopped1
2cloves garlic, minced2
1/2 tspeach dried tarragon and crushed fennel seed2 ml
1/4 tspsalt1 ml
pincheach hot pepper flakes and pepperpinch
1 lbeach fresh or frozen scallops and large shrimp500 g
1/2 cupdry white wine125 ml
1/2 lbfresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces250 g
1/2 lbsnow peas, trimmed250 g
1small zucchini, cut in half lengthwise and sliced1
1/2 lbspaghettini125 g
1/4 cup35% whipping cream65 ml
1/4 cupGay Lea French Onion Dip (or Gay Lea Dill & Garlic Dip)1 tub 375 g65 ml
1/4 cuptoasted pine nuts 65 ml65 ml


Instructions:

In large skillet set over medium heat, melt Gay Lea Salted Butter. Add onion, garlic, tarragon, fennel, salt, hot pepper flakes and pepper; cook, stirring often, for about 3 minutes or until onion is softened. Increase heat to medium-high; add scallops and shrimp. Stir-fry for about 4 minutes or until scallops are opaque and shrimp is pink throughout. Remove to bowl; keep warm. Pour in wine; bring to boil, scraping up any brown bits. Add asparagus, snow peas and zucchini. Cook and cover for 4 minutes or until vegetables are tender crisp.

Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender but still firm.  Drain and return to pot.

Pour whipping cream into skillet. Bring to boil. Slowly whisk in Gay Lea French Onion Dip until creamy and heated through; stir in scallops and shrimp mixture. Pour over hot pasta in pot set over low heat. Toss pasta and sauce together until creamy and well combined. Garnish with toasted pine nuts.
 


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