Fra Diavolo Sauce with Linguine

Description

A daring dash of red pepper flakes gives off a spicy heat in this marvelous tomato garlic sauce with shrimp, scallops, and mussels. Stir in a bit of parsley and serve over hot linguine.

Ingredients

  • 6 cloves garlic, crushed
  • ¼ cup olive oil, divided
  • 6 cups canned whole tomatoes with juice, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh basil
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 1 (16 ounce) package linguine
  • ½ pound small shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • ½ pound bay scallops
  • ½ pound mussels, cleaned and debearded
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Heat crushed garlic and 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat until garlic starts to sizzle. Stir in tomatoes
  2. red pepper flakes
  3. oregano
  4. basil
  5. and salt. Bring to a boil
  6. reduce heat to low
  7. and simmer for 30 minutes
  8. stirring occasionally.
  9. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite
  10. about 11 minutes; drain.
  11. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Stir in shrimp and scallops. Cook
  12. stirring frequently
  13. until shrimp turn pink
  14. about 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
  15. Stir shrimp
  16. scallops
  17. mussels
  18. and parsley into tomato mixture. Cook until sauce begins to bubble and mussels open
  19. about 7 minutes. Pour sauce over linguine and serve.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 8

Leave a Comment