Potatoe Favourite
French Onion Bacon Topping
This simple recipe will jazz up any baked potato.
Preparation Time:
15 Minutes
Ingredients:
| 2 tbsp | Gay Lea Salted Butter | 25ml |
| 1 | onion, chopped | 1 |
| 2 | cloves garlic, minced | 2 |
| 1/2 tsp | each dried tarragon and crushed fennel seed | 2ml |
| 1/4 tsp | salt | 1ml |
| Pinch | each hot pepper flakes and pepper | Pinch |
| 1 lb | each fresh or frozen scallops and large shrimp | 500g |
| 1/2 cup | dry white wine | 125ml |
| 1/2 lb | fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces | 250g |
| 1/2 lb | snow peas, trimmed | 250g |
| 1 | small zucchini, cut in half lengthwise and sliced | 1 |
| 1/2 lb | spaghettini | 125g |
| 1/4 cup | 35% whipping cream | 50ml |
| 1 tub | Gay Lea French Onion Dip (or Gay Lea Dill & Garlic Dip) | 375g |
| 1/4 cup | toasted pine nuts | 50ml |
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.
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.