Sea-Purb Seafood Pasta

A light and lemony dish of angel hair pasta tossed with asparagus, mushrooms, shrimp, and scallops has a delicate flavor that will please your family and guests.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 654 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 lemon, juiced
• ½ lemon, juiced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 large tomatoes, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) package angel hair pasta
• 1 pound sea scallops
• 1 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 pound uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 pound asparagus (the thinner the better), trimmed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil and 3 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir asparagus until tender and browned, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Stir mushrooms into the skillet and cook and stir until they have given off their liquid, about 5 more minutes. Stir in tomatoes and cook until softened, 2 to 3 minutes; mix in juice of 1 lemon. Set the vegetables aside.

Step 3

Melt 1/2 cup butter in a separate large skillet over medium heat and cook and stir shrimp and scallops in butter until shrimp are bright pink and the seafood is slightly opaque, 3 to 5 minutes. Mix juice of 1 lemon into seafood, turn heat to low, and continue to cook seafood until fully opaque, 3 more minutes. Drain excess liquid if necessary, leaving 2 tablespoons of liquid in skillet.

Step 4

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and stir in 2 tablespoons butter, salt, and juice of half a lemon. Stir angel hair pasta into the boiling water and cook until pasta is tender but still slightly firm, about 5 minutes. Stir occasionally during cooking; drain well and transfer to a large bowl.

Step 5

Drain liquid from asparagus mixture if needed, and stir vegetables into the pasta.

Step 6

Lightly toss vegetables and angel hair pasta with 1 package of Italian cheese blend; mix in the cooked shrimp and scallops.

Step 7

Mix remaining package of Italian cheese blend into pasta mixture and allow to stand until cheese melts, about 3 minutes; toss again and serve.