Description
A comforting yet elegant dish of pasta tossed in a rich tomato sauce with tender seafood and a bright touch of white wine. Perfect for weeknights or special occasions.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 ounces spaghetti or linguine
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 ½ pounds seafood mix (shrimp, mussels, clams, calamari)
- ½ cup white wine substitute (white grape juice with a splash of vinegar)
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat Your Equipment: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for pasta and place a deep skillet on medium heat.
- Combine Ingredients: Heat olive oil in the skillet, then sauté garlic and onion until golden. Stir in tomato paste for 1 minute.
- Prepare Your Cooking Vessel: Add crushed tomatoes, white wine substitute, and red pepper flakes. Simmer gently for 15 minutes.
- Assemble the Dish: Add seafood to the sauce, cover, and cook until mussels and clams open and shrimp turn pink (about 5–7 minutes).
- Cook to Perfection: While the sauce simmers, cook pasta until just al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup of pasta water.
- Finishing Touches: Toss pasta into the sauce, adding pasta water if needed. Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve and Enjoy: Garnish with parsley and serve hot with crusty bread.
Notes
- Always discard unopened mussels or clams after cooking.
- Reserve pasta water to help emulsify and bind the sauce.
- Adjust red pepper flakes for more or less heat.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 620mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: seafood pasta, tomato sauce pasta, Mediterranean pasta, seafood linguine, easy pasta recipes