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Creamy Spicy Seafood Pasta

By Paula Deen

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Difficulty: Easy

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 25 minutes

Servings: 4

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup vodka
  • 1 (14 oz) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon or to taste red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 lb bay scallops
  • 1/2 lb peeled, deveined, and cut crosswise into thirds large shrimp
  • 1 lb uncooked linguine

Directions

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add the vodka and turn the heat up to medium-high; cook until the liquid has reduced by half. Add the tomatoes, cream, pepper flakes and salt and pepper, to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the seafood and cook until just opaque, about 3 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large pot of salted, boiling water over medium heat, according to package directions. Drain and transfer the pasta to a large bowl. Pour in the sauce and toss to combine. Serve immediately.

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September 14, 2021
We loved this recipe, it’s so delicious and so easy and fun to make! We’ve been getting into our own pasta lately, so we’ve been trying to homemake our sauces as well, and we found there’s nothing we’d change about this recipe. It’s definitely a recipe we’ll continue to use, and we’re excited to make it for our friends and family! One thing we did that wasn’t in the recipe is we added chopped green onions and fresh grated Parmesan cheese on top after plating, which added another delicious element.

September 09, 2019
Loved it, didn’t changed anything, the sauce it’s to die for, never cooked before with vodka, thank you

February 19, 2013
A friend and I made this recipe. Based on other reviews, we added a few this and it was great!! We actually "seared" the seafood with the garlic and added chopped shallots as well. We cooked the garlic and shallots in the olive oil. We then washed the seafood and coated it with Cajun seasoning before searing it. We removed the seafood when almost cooked, which took only a minute or two. We added the vodka and continued making the sauce. It was good and spicy!! The seafood wasn't bland, which was the complaint of a few people. I will cook it again and again! It was good and quick for the working woman!!! Thanks Paula and Bubba!!!

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