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Seafood Scampi - the best seafood pasta with lemon and butter sauce. The perfect dinner for the entire family or special occasions. Absolutely delicious!
What Is Scampi
Scampi is a type of hard shell crustacean found in Italy. In American cooking, shrimp scampi often refers to a pasta dish where spaghetti or linguine is added to the shrimp.
Shrimp scampi recipe is also served alone without the pasta. In this case, the shrimps are sauteed with garlic lemon butter sauce.
When it comes to scampi, shrimp scampi is one of the most delicious ways to prepare shrimp and pasta. You can check out my shrimp scampi linguine recipe and also the plain shrimp scampi recipe. Both are utterly scrumptious!
Today, I am going to kick it up a notch and make seafood scampi. Seafood scampi is probably even better than shrimp scampi.
If you love seafood, you will definitely love this as it’s loaded with shrimp, squid and scallops. The spaghetti pretty much completes the dish.
There are all kinds of mixed seafood or seafood blend in the market, but I bought a packet of Trader Joe’s Seafood Blend which includes shrimp, squid and bay scallops.
You may also use mussels and/or clams in your seafood scampi. It’s totally up to you.
How To Make Scampi Sauce
The scampi sauce is basically a lemon butter sauce. For my sauce, I used bottled clam juice to enhance the flavors of the sauce.
You may also add a few tablespoons of white wine in the sauce to add an extra layer of taste and aroma to the dish.
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is 602 calories per serving.
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Seafood Scampi
Ingredients
- 1 lb (500g) Seafood Blend , (shrimp, squid and scallops)
- 8 oz (230g) spaghetti
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 dashes ground black pepper
- 1 cup bottled clam juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt , or to taste
- 1 teaspoon crushed red peppers
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice , or to taste
- 6 cherry tomatoes, sliced into halves
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Instructions
- Rinse the Seafood Blend with cold water, drain, and set aside. Pat dry with paper towels.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the spaghetti according to the package instructions until al dente. Drain and set aside.
- Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil and butter, then sauté the garlic until it turns light brown. Add the seafood blend and ground black pepper, stirring until they are halfway cooked. Next, add the clam juice, salt, crushed red pepper, and lemon juice. Adjust the flavor by adding more salt and lemon juice as needed.
- Transfer the spaghetti to the skillet and stir to combine well with the seafood blend. Add the cherry tomatoes and chopped parsley, mixing everything together. Turn off the heat and serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I added 1/4 C. of white wine to the sauce, and used seafood stock instead of clam juice. We liked the recipe very much, so next time will try it with clam juice or maybe lobster stock.
I added 1/4 C. of white wine to the sauce, and used seafood stock instead of clam juice. We liked the recipe very much, so next time will try it with clam juice or maybe lobster stock.
I didn’t have crushed red pepper, calamari or clam juice on hand. I made this as a Lenten meal, so I substituted the clam juice for 1 Cup Vegetable Broth and also used the recommended White Wine and it was delicious! I would just reduce the broth in the future to 1/2 or 3/4 Cup as it was too liquidy.
I got this recipe last night and I’m going to try it tonight. I HATE to cook; however; this seafood dish is enough of an enticement. I just went to Whole Foods, but they had no seafood blend. I opted for a some wild caught shrimps and some calamari. I may or may not get any scallops. I also bought the same clam juice, it’s buy a brand called Bar Harbour.
p.s. I recognize the name Bar Harbor is from a seafood dish at Red Lobster i.e. the Bar Harbor Bake. If I can perfect this recipe, I’ll no longer need to buy theirs as often as I do…lol
Thanks for sharing this recipe!!
I’ll give you five stars, even though I have not yet tried the recipe.
I didn’t have crushed red pepper, calamari or clam juice on hand. I made this as a Lenten meal, so I substituted the clam juice for 1 Cup Vegetable Broth and also used the recommended White Wine and it was delicious! I would just reduce the broth in the future to 1/2 or 3/4 Cup as it was too liquidy.
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What can I use to substitute lemon juice?
Lime juice.
I have made this multiple times & now also increase the amount of tomatos and throw in 2 large handfuls of baby spinach… so quick, easy & nutritious!
Thanks.