Perfect Seafood Spaghetti

Perfect Seafood Spaghetti is a perfect blend of mussels, clams and prawns in a slightly chilli kicking sauce. Served as a main dish on a bed of spaghetti for a truly outstanding dish. This is such a simple recipe but the finished dish is beautiful and perfect for dinners with friends and family. It looks as if it took hours but only takes 25 minutes in total. I use a sliced red chilli for a bit of warmth but crushed red pepper will works as well.

Perfect Seafood Spaghetti

An amazing seafood and pasta dish that always works so well. It doesn't matter whether its one one person or for company.

4.76 from 194 votes

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Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Alcohol, Chillies, Clams, Mussels, Pasta, Seafood, Spaghetti, Vegetables

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 People

Calories: 447kcal

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Ingredients

 

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• 24 large mussels debeard/scrubbed
• 1 lbs prawns deveined/shelled
• 30 medium clams scrubbed
• ¼ cup white wine dry is best
• 1.5 pint passata
• ½ large red chilli deseed/finely slice
• 6 cloves garlic peel/minced
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 lb spaghetti
• ¼ bunch parsley chopped
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

• Add the wine to a medium sized saucepan over a medium high heat and bring to a boil. Add the mussels and pop the lid on for about 2 minutes or until the mussels open.
  24 large mussels, ¼ cup white wine
• Remove the mussels carefully from the pan leaving the cooking liquid behind. Put the mussels in a bowl and cover for now.
• Add the clams to the cooking liquid and cook until they start to open. Once open, transfer them to the same bowl as the clams.
  30 medium clams
• Slowly pour the cooking liquid into a cup making sure to leave any grit in the saucepan. Wash the pan.
• Place a large pan of salted water over a high heat and bring to the boil. Add the spaghetti and cook according to the packet instructions and the pasta is al dente.
  1 lb spaghetti
• Add the olive oil the saucepan over a medium heat and add the garlic and fry for about 2 minutes. You want it to go golden but not brown.
  6 cloves garlic, 3 tbsp olive oil
• Add the sliced red chilli and the passata and cook for about 5 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken.
  ½ large red chilli, 1.5 pint passata
• Add the reserved cooking liquid from the mussels and clams and adjust the temperature so the sauce begins to simmer. Simmer until the sauce has reduced which takes about a few minutes.
• When the pasta is nearly ready, add the prawns to the sauce and cook for about 2 minutes and then the mussels and clams that were cooked earlier. Simmer to heat everything up.
  1 lbs prawns
• Drain the pasta reserving a cup of pasta water. Transfer the pasta into the sauce and toss to fully coat. Season with salt and ground black pepper tasting as you go.
  salt, ground black pepper
• When your ready serve in prewarmed bowls with a sprinkle of chopped parsley.
  ¼ bunch parsley
• Serve immediately while its still hot.

Nutrition

Calories: 447kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 163mg | Potassium: 868mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 937IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 5mg