Seafood pasta recipes will be a good idea when you have to cook something quickly

Seafood pasta recipes were invented to flavor pasta dishes. As pasta has its roots in Italy Italian cooks have succeeded in making seafood pasta delicious and popular. Among recipes for seafood you will find quite a variety of seafood pasta recipes. Women give preference to them as they are easy and do not need much time. Seafood pasta recipes will be a good idea if you have to cook something offhand.

I have chosen such seafood recipes from my experience that are the most delicious once and do not need much cooking experience.

This seafood lasagna may be main dish for lunch or dinner. Invite your friends and you will taste it together. For 8 serves take:

12 pieces Lasagne, uncooked

1 tsp. vegetable oil

1 medium onion, chopped

1 medium red bell pepper, chopped

3 cloves garlic, chopped

1 28-oz. can crushed tomatoes

1 6-oz. can tomato paste

6 oz. small shrimp, peeled, deveined and diced

6 oz. scallops, diced

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil or 1 tbsp. dried basil

2 cups skim milk, divided

2 tbsp. all-purpose flour

2 cups 1% cottage cheese, pureed in a food processor or blender

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese.

Prepare lasagne according to package directions. While lasagne is cooking, warm the oil in a large, non-stick saucepan over high heat. Add the onion, red pepper and garlic and saute 4 minutes. Stir in the crushed tomatoes and tomato paste, reduce heat to low and simmer 15 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the shrimp, scallops and basil and simmer 1 minute.

In a small bowl, whisk together 1/4 cup skim milk and the flour. In a large saucepan, heat the remaining milk until it steams. Whisk the flour mixture into the saucepan and continue to cook, whisking constantly, until the milk simmers and thickens. Remove from heat and whisk in the cottage cheese, salt and pepper.

When lasagne is done, drain well. Preheat the oven to 375-o F. Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. To assemble the lasagne, spread 1/2 cup of the cheese sauce on the bottom of the baking dish. Cover with 4 pieces of lasagne. Spoon on half of the tomato sauce and then 1/3 of the remaining white sauce. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup mozzarella. Top with another 4 pieces lasagne. Spoon on the rest of the tomato sauce, another 1/3 of the white sauce and sprinkle with 1/2 cup mozzarella. Cover with the last 4 pieces of lasagne. Spread the remaining white sauce on top and sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake uncovered for 40 to 45 minutes, until brown and bubbling. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Those who like using microwave oven will find microwave shrimp pasta primavera recipe quite useful. It will let you to improve your microwave cooking skills. For 8 serves take:

8 oz. Medium Shells, Mostaccioli or other medium pasta shape, uncooked

1 13 3/4-oz. can low-sodium chicken broth

3 tbsp. cornstarch

2 tbsp. vegetable oil

1 large onion, cut in thin wedges

3 large cloves garlic, minced

2 medium carrots, cut in matchstick-size pieces

1 medium red bell pepper, ribs and seeds removed, cut in thin strips

1/2 cup snow peas, cut in half diagonally

2 tbsp. lemon juice

1 tbsp. grated fresh ginger

1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper (optional)

12 oz. medium shrimp, shelled and deveined.

What is the process? Prepare pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking, stir together chicken broth and cornstarch in a small bowl. In a 2-quart, microwaveable casserole or bowl, combine vegetable oil, onion, garlic, carrots, red pepper, snow peas, lemon juice, ginger and crushed red pepper. Cover; microwave on HIGH (100 percent) stirring once, for 3 minutes or until vegetables are tender-crisp. Restir cornstarch mixture. Stir into vegetables. Cover; microwave stirring once, for 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. Add shrimp. Cover; microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes, stirring once. Let stand 2 minutes. When pasta is done, drain well. Spoon shrimp mixture over pasta, toss and serve.

I hope you will like these seafood pasta recipes enjoyable to cook and to eat. Buon Appetito!

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