Last Updated on November 27, 2024 by Sabrina Currie
Looking for a luxurious seafood pasta for dinner? Here are over 60+ best seafood pasta recipes for Christmas and holidays. If you've been here before, you know how much I love seafood, both to eat and to catch! Find everything from easy, 30 minute pasta recipes to fancy seafood feasts perfect for holidays and special celebrations.
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Easy + Quick (30 minutes or less)
Whether you're craving a tasty seafood pasta midweek or entertaining company on a tight timeline, these easy and quick seafood pasta recipes are perfect for any seafood lover. (The first seafood alfredo pasta is my personal favorite!)
Easy, Scratch Made Seafood Fettucine Alfredo
A classic Italian seafood pasta alfredo made with wholesome, real ingredients. This is an easy and fast recipe using marinated seafood salad for a tasty combination of shrimp, mussels and squid. Perfect with a glass of sauvignon blanc, this makes 4 large servings or 6 side servings.
Easy Seafood Fettucine Alfredo 
Seafood Spaghetti
Mixed seafood pasta with mussels, fresh shrimp, calamari rings and scallops, a fantastic 15-minute recipe. With just a drizzle of olive oil, garlic and a pinch of red pepper flakes, this is an ultra simple pasta that tastes great.
Seafood Spaghetti 
Pasta Alla Salmone
A light cream sauce with sweet chunks of salmon and piquant capers make up this delicious Italian-style pasta alla salmone. This easy salmon recipe comes together fast (under 30 minutes!) with just a few simple ingredients and a foolproof cream sauce that works every single time.
Simple Creamy Salmon Pasta 
Scallop and Bacon Pasta
With just 6 ingredients and only 30 minutes you'll be eating this fragrant, silky scallop and bacon pasta in no time! Scallop and bacon pasta is made like carbonara but with the tasty twist of scallops (in shell or shucked).
Scallop Carbonara 
Seafood Salad with Squid, Octopus, Shrimp, and Mussels Buy Now
A tasty marinated seafood salad perfect for an easy seafood alfredo recipe!
Prawns + Shrimp
Sweet juicy prawns and shrimp are always a hit. From the bold flavors of Cajun shrimp pasta to garlicky shrimp scampi, prawn alfredo, rigatoni or lasagna, these are the tastiest shrimp pasta recipes around!
Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta
This Cajun shrimp pasta recipe is made with plenty of shrimp and spicy Andouille sausage in a rich and luscious sauce made with heavy cream. Ready in just 30-minutes, this incredible creamy Cajun seafood pasta is the perfect quick and easy dinner.
Creamy Cajun Shrimp Pasta 
Slow Cooker Shrimp Scampi
This slow cooker shrimp scampi calls for simple ingredients like lemon and garlic. With minimal prep, you can set it and forget it! Serve it over some al dente pasta for an easy meal that will get rave reviews.
Slow Cooker Shrimp Scampi 
Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta
A great family dinner, this simple shrimp pasta gets extra flavor from a paprika spiced garlic butter sauce. Serve it up with some crusty bread for a cozy restaurant-style supper.
Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta 
Prawn Alfredo Pasta for 2
20-Minute prawn alfredo pasta for two makes a perfect romantic dinner for Friday night, Valentines or any other special occasion. Silky, garlicky, ridiculously easy to make serve up this shrimp alfredo with garlic bread to mop up the extra sauce.
Prawn Alfredo Pasta 
Shrimp and Pea Rigatoni
A delightful meal featuring rigatoni, shrimp, and peas, all bathed in a delectable creamy sauce. Canned tomatoes and heavy cream make a fabulous seafood pasta sauce (a classic rose sauce).
Shrimp and Pea Rigatoni 
Shrimp Lasagna Roll Ups
Shrimp lasagna rollups are loaded with a tasty mixture of shrimp, ricotta cheese, parsley and mozzarella, that gets topped with even more fresh parsley and shredded mozzarella. Easy to roll up, this dish can be prepped ahead of time and baked when you're ready.
Shrimp Lasagna Rolls 
Summer Pasta With Shrimp
A lighter pasta recipe with a mix of shrimp and fresh summer veggies makes a great, complete meal in a bowl. Fresh seafood and the simple flavors of the butter sauce make a family favorite meal.
Summer Veg Shrimp Pasta 
One Pot Shrimp Fra Diavolo for 2
Shrimp Fra Diavolo is a spicy hot seafood sauce with Italian roots. With large shrimp, tomato sauce and hot pepper flakes, it's all made in one large pot for a quick and easy dinner.
Shrimp Fra Diavolo 
Lemon Garlic Parmesan Shrimp Spaghetti
Get dinner on the table quickly with this one pot healthy lemon garlic parmesan shrimp pasta. This shrimp spaghetti is made with heart healthy olive oil and gets lots of flavor from sundried tomatoes and parmesan cheese.
Light Shrimp Pasta 
Creamy Shrimp Pasta With Tomato White Wine Sauce
A classic creamy shrimp linguine pasta recipe that starts with shrimp cooked in melted butter and tossed with Calabrian chili, white wine, cream, parmesan and a cup of pasta water to add body. This one is an elegant and tasty pasta perfect for date night in.
Creamy Shrimp Pasta In Rose Sauce 
Creole Shrimp Pasta
Shrimp get bathed in a bold New Orleans Creole sauce, seasoned with the holy trinity, stewed tomatoes and Creole seasonings for a mouthwatering, zesty pasta.
Creole Shrimp Pasta 
Cajun Shrimp and Sausage Pasta
This Cajun shrimp and sausage pasta is creamy and full of flavor! With andouille sausage and roasted red peppers, this is a delicious savory and aromatic seafood pasta. 30 minutes makes it perfect for weeknights.
Cajun Shrimp and Sausage Pasta 
Shrimp Pasta in Vodka Sauce
Pasta in vodka sauce is a classic pasta recipe that cooks up quickly for a delicious 30 minute meal. Tomatoes, vodka and cream topped with shards of parmesan cheese and chopped parsley is easy and succulent.
Shrimp Pasta in Vodka Sauce 
Gluten Free Baked Feta Pasta with Shrimp (Celiac-friendly)
This gluten-free baked feta pasta is my version of Tik Tok's famous baked feta pasta! Only 7 ingredients in total, everything but the pasta gets baked in one dish for an appetizing shrimp pasta with creamy sauce.
GF Baked Feta Pasta with Shrimp 
Lemon Fettuccine with Garlic Shrimp
A delicious lemon fettuccine with garlic shrimp recipe. With lemon zest, peas and heart healthy olive oil, this seafood pasta recipe is light, easy, and perfect for the summer!
Lemon Shrimp Fettuccine 
Lemon Shrimp and Orzo
Lemon Shrimp and Orzo is a light, zesty shrimp recipe that mixes orzo pasta with garlic, shallot, shrimp, butter, lemon juice and white wine to create a simple, elegant and delicious meal. Orzo is a small pasta shape like rice.
Lemon Shrimp and Orzo 
Creamy Lemon Broccoli Pasta with Shrimp
Creamy lemon broccoli pasta with shrimp is tangy and flavorful! With only 8 ingredients, get a healthy seafood dinner on the table in just 30 minutes!
Creamy Lemon Broccoli Pasta with Shrimp 
Mixed Seafood
Using a variety of seafood or a prepackaged seafood mixture to make one of these hearty and luxurious mixed seafood pastas. I love using whatever fresh seafood is in season but there are high-quality frozen and jarred seafoods (like the one below) that work well in these recipes too.
Creamy Garlic Seafood Pasta
With classic flavors of lemon, chilis, garlic and cream, this creamy seafood pasta aromatic and mouthwatering. An easy pasta dish that will impress guests.
Creamy Garlic Seafood Pasta 
Sicilian Style Seafood with Pasta + Eggplant
A spicy sweet sauce of tomato, mushrooms, onions and olives mixes with savory shrimp and scallops to top pasta and crispy fried eggplant. This is unique recipe with lots of different flavors and textures and definitely worth making for a special night.
Sicilian Seafood with Pasta + Eggplant 
Easy Seafood Alfredo...From Scratch!
A rich and luxurious seafood pasta alfredo made with wholesome, real ingredients. This is an easy and fast recipe using precooked marinated seafood. Serves 4 large servings or 6 medium servings.
Seafood Alfredo Pasta Paella (Fideuà)
Pasta Paella (Fideuà) is similar to paella although with thin noodles instead of rice and monkfish, clams, veggies and a touch of saffron. A wonderful Spanish pasta recipe.
Pasta Paella 
Frutti di Mare Pasta
Frutti di Mare pasta is the perfect company meal, featuring a variety of seafoods tossed with pasta and a spicy arrabbiata sauce. A piquant pasta dish with tons of flavors and textures. Fresh baked garlic bread is the perfect side dish to swipe up the last spoonful's of the spicy tomato sauce.
Frutti di Mare Pasta 
Shrimp + Salmon Pasta in Lemon Broth
A healthy 30 minute mixed seafood pasta, this one has sweet salmon and tender shrimp in a tasty lemon broth base. This one pairs perfectly with a simple salad and fresh whole wheat bread.
Shrimp + Salmon Pasta in Lemon Broth 
Creamy Coconut Fish + Prawn Noodles (gf/df)
Coconut creamy fish and prawn noodles are ready in 30 minutes, healthy, and perfect for a comforting midweek meal for the whole family. Switch the butter to margarine or olive oil for a fully dairy-free, gluten-free, fresh seafood pasta.
Coconut Fish + Prawn Noodles 
Lobster + Crawfish
Is there anything more decadent than a lobster dinner??? Only when it's paired with savory, creamy, yummy pasta! Juicy, succulent pasta pairs up with noodles in these recipes that range from comforting lobster macaroni and cheese to a fancy sherry cream sauce and a great New Orleans style crawfish recipe.
Elegant Creamy Lobster Pasta
This elegant lobster pasta dish is a fancy seafood pasta dish fit for a special occasion. Succulent lobster meat poached in butter, with a creamy, flavorful sauce of fresh herbs, heavy cream and pinot grigio makes for an exquisite dish. This restaurant-quality dish comes together with simple ingredients in less than an hour!
Elegant Lobster Pasta 
The Ultimate Lobster Mac and Cheese
Two types of melty cheese, succulent chunks of lobster and an optional tablespoon of brandy makes this macaroni and cheese next level! Lobster mac and cheese is the ultimate comfort food, perfect for family, a cozy date night or special celebration!
Ultimate Lobster Mac and Cheese 
Creamy Tomato + Lobster Lasagna
Brandy, cream and basil pair up with sweet cherry tomatoes in this scrumptious lobster lasagna recipe. This lobster pasta is summery, fresh, decadent and rich all at the same time. Not to mention super easy to make!
Creamy Tomato + Lobster Lasagna 
Sherry Cream Sauce + Lobster Ravioli
This sherry cream sauce over lobster ravioli is spiked with extra chunks of lobster meat in the restaurant-style sauce. Topped with snipped chives or other fresh herbs, this dish is crowd pleaser.
Sherry Cream Sauce + Lobster Ravioli 
Creamy Dill Lobster Pasta
Garlic, dill and pepper are the flavors in this simple lobster recipe. A perfect dish to serve for a dinner party or when you have something to celebrate.
Creamy Dill Lobster Pasta 
Garlic Lobster Noodles
Easy, punchy garlic lobster noodle stir fry is a great alternative to a heavy cream sauce. Asian flavors of sesame, soy, garlic and oyster sauce are tossed with a sauté of mushrooms and green onions for a salty, sweet and savory sauce.
Garlic Lobster Noodles 
New Orleans Crawfish Monica Pasta
A great New Orleans pasta that pairs crawfish with a creamy sauce flavored with creole seasoning. Using pasta cooking water to loosen the sauce keeps this from feeling to heavy. A tasty and succulent crawfish pasta.
New Orleans Crawfish Monica Pasta 
Salmon
Seafood cooks fast and salmon is no exception. While luxurious and upscale feeling, these salmon pasta recipes are really easy and fast to make.
Lemon Pasta with Smoked Salmon + Asparagus
This brightly colored lox salmon pasta has lots of fragrant garlic along with lemon juice and lemon zest to highlight the delicate thin smoked salmon slices and crisp asparagus. With only 30 minute preparation time, you'll have plenty of time to enjoy with guests.
Lemony Smoked Salmon + Asparagus Pasta 
Simple Cajun Salmon Pasta
Delicious family-friendly recipe that gets devoured, this salmon spaghetti has tasty Cajun flavors and fresh spinach for a healthy complete meal.
Cajun Salmon Pasta 
Creamy Pesto Salmon Pasta
Cream pesto salmon pasta is a quick, delicious weeknight dinner. Fresh salmon in a rich pesto cream sauce with perfectly cooked pasta. Ready in just 30 minutes!
Creamy Pesto Salmon Pasta 
Pasta Alla Salmone
Sweet flaked salmon and an easy, fool-proof cream sauce top al dente pasta that gets a tangy pop of flavor from capers. A dusting of chopped fresh parsley finish off this light but luxe Italian seafood pasta.
Salmon Fettucine Creamy Salmon Pasta with Spinach
Fresh salmon pasta with just 5 ingredients! Using jars of tomato pasta sauce and alfredo sauce builds creamy yummy flavor fast.
Creamy Salmon Pasta with Spinach 
Healthy + Creamy Tuscan Salmon Pasta
My Tuscan salmon pasta is so creamy and delicious that you would never know it's also healthy. With no cream, this is a nice light dinner recipe.
Healthy + Creamy Tuscan Salmon Pasta Creamy Lemon Pasta with Smoked Salmon
This creamy lemon pasta with smoked salmon is a 20-minute meal that is rich, creamy, flavorful, and easy enough to make on a weeknight!
Creamy Lemon Pasta with Smoked Salmon 
Salmon + Crème Fraîche Pasta
This salmon and creme fraiche pasta is a simple and oh-so-delicious kid friendly recipe that works great for lunch, dinner and meal prep. Tangy sour ream, sweet peas and lemon zest bring tons of fresh flavors together in a great fish pasta.
Salmon + Crème Fraîche Pasta 
Swordfish, Barramundi + Tuna
Swordfish, barramundi and tuna are great in pasta and used in hearty recipes from Italy and of course, the classic American tuna noodle casserole.
Classic Tuna Noodle Casserole
This classic tuna casserole (no soup) has mushrooms, peas & cheesy sauce. You'll love the potato chip crust on my tuna noodle casserole recipe.
Classic Tuna Noodle Casserole 
Sicilian Swordfish Pasta
Pasta with swordfish, aubergine and mint is a delicious traditional Sicilian recipe that is unique and authentic.
Sicilian Swordfish Pasta 
Linguini with Tuna, Capers + Golden Raisins
A fantastic easy weeknight meal made with mostly pantry staples! Canned tuna and pasta get a flavor boost with capers, orange and golden raisins!
Linguini with Tuna, Capers + Golden Raisins 
Lemon Garlic Barramundi Pasta
This easy fish pasta is ready in half an hour with spaghetti, barramundi fillets, and a quick lemon butter sauce. With step by step photos and nutritional daily values listed.
Lemon Garlic Fish Pasta 
Easy Tuna + Asparagus Pasta
This tuna and asparagus pasta uses canned tuna and is a breeze to make, perfect for those busy weekday dinners when you need a quick and satisfying meal on the table in no time!
Easy Tuna + Asparagus Pasta 
Spicy Tuna + Tomato Pasta
Spicy tuna and tomato pasta is a full-flavoured dish that is easily made from pantry ingredients, like canned tuna and tomatoes.
Spicy Tuna + Tomato Pasta 
Pesto Tuna Pasta
This quick & easy pesto tuna pasta recipe is a weeknight dinner dream come true. All you need is 6 ingredients and 20 minutes.
Pesto Tuna Pasta 
Mussels, Clams + Sea Scallops
Shellfish makes a delicious briny addition to pasta. Go light with lemon and olive oil or go richer with cream or cheese in the next seafood pasta recipes. Add in veggies or pesto for more colors and flavors and pair it up with your favorite dry white wine!
Ultimate Spaghetti with Clams
Another version of vongole, this clam pasta is simple with quick cooking clams dressed with white wine and parsley.
Spaghetti with Clams 
Spaghetti alle Vongole (Pasta with Clams)
Spaghetti alle vongole is a classic Italian clam pasta and this one is inspired by Southern versions featuring tomatoes, chilli & loads of garlic!
Spaghetti alle Vongole 
Linguine With Clam Sauce
Two dozen fresh clams, plus two cans of clams, make up this tasty linguine with clam sauce. A delicious creamy seafood linguine recipe.
Linguine With Clam Sauce 
Clam Pasta with Tomatoes + Spicy Breadcrumbs
With cherry tomatoes, fresh basil and spicy breadcrumbs, this clam pasta with spicy breadcrumbs is bursting with flavor and lots of color. A loaf of ciabatta or garlic bread is a must to mop up the remaining pasta sauce.
Clam Pasta with Tomatoes + Spicy Breadcrumbs 
Pasta with Mussels, White Wine, Garlic + Chilli
Pasta (linguine) with mussels in a white wine & butter sauce, garlic, tomatoes & fresh chilli is the perfect quick shellfish pasta dinner.
Pasta with Mussels, White Wine, Garlic + Chilli 
Pan Seared Scallops over Spinach Pesto Pasta
This simple pan seared scallops recipe uses jumbo dry scallops to achieve the golden crust. Serve over quick, easy spinach pesto pasta for an amazing meal.
Seared Scallops over Spinach Pesto Pasta 
Scallop + Bacon Pasta
With just 6 ingredients and only 30 minutes you'll be eating this fragrant, silky scallop and bacon pasta in no time! Scallop and bacon pasta is made like carbonara but with a west coast twist featuring West Coast Wild Scallops.
Scallop + Bacon Pasta 20 Minute Linguine with Clams
A classic seafood linguine, for this one, littleneck clams are cooked in a white wine sauce garlic sauce and tossed with freshly cooked linguine.
Linguine + Clams 
Creamy Bay Scallop Pasta
This easy bay scallop pasta features sweet and tender bay scallops in a light and creamy sauce with tomato, fresh chives, and ricotta cheese.
Creamy Bay Scallop Pasta 
Lemon Scallop Risotto
Creamy risotto, sweet scallops and bright lemon join forces to create this quick and easy Italian style scallop risotto. While not technically pasta, risotto is often grouped with other Italian pasta recipes and this one gets treated just like a fancy seafood pasta.
Lemon Scallop Risotto 
Unique + Unusual
This wouldn't be a complete best seafood pasta recipe list without some of these more unusual seafood recipes. From a New Zealand abalone pasta to a squid ink recipe and more, these are some fun and unique recipes to share with family and friends.
Creamy Paua Pasta (Abalone)
This creamy paua recipe is full of flavour, quick to whip up and perfect served over fresh pasta. Abalone is a delicacy, sometime hard to find, but if you do, snap it up and try out this tasty recipe that minces the abalone to avoid it becoming tough. A great how to cook abalone tutorial.
Creamy Abalone Pasta 
Squid Ink Pasta
This squid ink pasta is something special. It features a unique savory taste to your pasta noodles and the dark color provides the perfect backdrop to highlight the bright, delectable marinara sauce.
Squid Ink Pasta 
Calamarata Pasta with Calamari + Tomato Sauce
While the flavors are complex and enticing, the calamarata pasta is straightforward, allowing you to enjoy a satisfying meal without spending hours in the kitchen.
Calamarata Pasta + Tomato Sauce 
Pasta with Calamari Sauce and A Drive from Rome to Sperlonga
This pasta with seafood sauce is super easy to make yet the results are outstanding! Tender squid rings pair up with classic flavors of tomato and basil for a sweet and delicious seafood pasta.
Pasta with Calamari Sauce 
More Seafood Recipes
Want more great seafood recipes? Here are some of my other favorites. Fish tacos, cioppino stew, scallop curry, Greek baked cod and more!
- Scallop Curry
- Easy Tilapia Fish Tacos With Crema And Cabbage Slaw
- Easy Cioppino Recipe-A Delicious Italian Seafood Stew
- Easy Baked Greek Cod Recipe with Lemon and Garlic
- Crispy Japanese Fish Katsu With Homemade Katsu Sauce
- Oyster Stew-West Coast Oysters, East Coast Stew!
- The Best Crab Cake Recipe
- Easy And Healthy Cod Ceviche With Lime and Jalapeño
See more Seafood →
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