All Recipes Best Recipe Seafood Shellfish Scallops

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package dry fettuccine noodles 1 ½ tablespoons butter or margarine 1 cup chopped green onions 4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced 1 pound medium shrimp - peeled and deveined 1 pound sea scallops 2 cups half-and-half cream 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese salt and pepper to taste 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Nutrition Info

496.8 calories carbohydrate: 52.7 g cholesterol: 157.6 mg fat: 14.3 g fiber: 2.9 g protein: 37.7 g saturatedFat: 7.8 g servingSize: - sodium: 750.5 mg sugar: 1.3 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente, drain.
Melt butter in a large, non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in onions and garlic, and cook for 1 minute. Add shrimp and scallops, stirring to combine, and cook 3 minutes more. Reduce heat to medium-low.
Pour half-and-half, salt, and pepper into the pan and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly. Do not boil. Gradually sprinkle 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese over seafood mixture and continue stirring another minute. Remove from heat.
Toss cooked pasta into the pan, coating thoroughly. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese, and serve.

8 servings

This is a basic alfredo sauce, but with less fat and calories than most. Use your favorite seafood or chicken - both work very well with this recipe.