Linguini with Bacon and Scallops

A quick, healthy meal. Good enough for holidays or guests! Tastes best with fresh scallops. Most of the prep can be done while the water boils and pasta cooks. Quick and easy.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 24 mins
• Total Time: 49 mins
• Calories: 485 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 6 slices bacon, diced
• ½ cup dry white wine
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ⅓ cup chopped Italian parsley
• 1 pound linguine
• 1 pound sea scallops, halved horizontally
• 1 pinch lemon zest, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes; drain.

Step 2

Heat a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and bacon until onion is tender and bacon is crisp, about 6 minutes. Add scallops, garlic, red pepper flakes, black pepper, and salt; cook and stir until scallops are cooked through, about 1 minute. Stir in wine; cook for 1 minute.

Step 3

Remove skillet from heat and stir parsley into scallop mixture. Top linguine with scallop mixture and garnish with lemon zest.