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Seafood Fettucine

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I recently had the opportunity to take a look at the new Cooking Light Complete Cookbook. It’s loaded with some great recipes. The folks at Cooking Light were kind enough to send me a couple recipes to share with my readers here at Home and Garden Cafe. This Seafood Fettuccine recipe sounds delicious.

Seafood Fettuccine
Seafood Fettuccine The sauce is like a traditional alfredo, with no flour or other thickener. Don’t worry if it looks thin. It’s the perfect consistency for coating the pasta. Pat the shrimp and scallops dry before cooking with paper towels so they don’t dilute the sauce.

1 1/2 tablespoons butter
1 cup chopped green onions
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled
1 pound sea scallops
2 cups half-and-half
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 pound lump crabmeat, shell pieces removed
3/4 cup (3 ounces) grated fresh Parmesan cheese, divided
8 cups hot cooked fettuccine (about 1 pound uncooked pasta)
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Melt butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic; sauté 1 minute or until tender. Add shrimp and scallops; sauté 3 minutes or until done. Reduce heat to medium-low.
Add half-and-half, salt, pepper, and crabmeat; cook 3 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring constantly (do not boil). Gradually sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese over seafood mixture, stirring constantly; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Combine pasta and seafood mixture in a large bowl. Top each serving with 1 1/2 teaspoons cheese and 1 1/2 teaspoons parsley.

Yield:  8 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups)

CALORIES 438 (30% from fat); FAT 14.8g (sat 7.7g,mono 3.6g,poly 0.9g); PROTEIN 38.5g; CHOLESTEROL 160mg; CALCIUM 257mg; SODIUM 747mg; FIBER 2.2g; IRON 3.4mg; CARBOHYDRATE 38g

Enjoy!

Jan

25

Superbowl Party Snack: Cayenne Pretzels

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Image and video hosting by TinyPic Party SnacksOnce you start munching on these you won’t be able to stop.
Ingredients:
1 Cup vegetable oil
1 package ranch salad dressing mix
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 packages (10 oz. each) mini-pretzels

Combine oil, dressing mix, garlic salt, and cayenne. Divide pretzels between ungreased 15×10x1 baking pan. Pour oil mixture over pretzels, stir to coat. Bake at 200` for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours, or until golden brown. Stirring occasionally. Cool completely. Store in an air tight container.

I have more recipes at my Superbowl Party Lens.