Easiest Seafood Alfredo

Today I'm sharing THE best, creamiest and easiest, whole ingredient Seafood Alfredo Pasta recipe. This seafood alfredo is always a crowd please and makes the best holiday dinner. Let's get started!

Real Alfredo Sauce

Once upon a time, I worked in a cute little café as line cook. We did breakfast and lunch, mostly basics but all from scratch. One of my favourite things to make there was fettuccini alfredo.

It is simple, classic, delicious and traditional. Made only with whole ingredients, I’ve used it ever since as a base for creamy pastas. Sometimes with seafood, other times with vegetables, often with mushrooms. This is reliable, foolproof and gets rave reviews every time.

(Setting a fancy table for guests? Check out this guide to setting a table and the difference between butter knives and dinner knives.)

More Seafood + Pasta Recipes

This recipe and more are in the top 75 recipes for a seafood thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. For a salmon version with a slightly different cream sauce, check out Pasta Alla Salmone and if you are looking for side dishes to serve with seafood, check out Top 50 side dishes for halibut and other fish.

Want more easy and delicious seafood recipes Check out Crispy Corn And Crab Fritters With Spicy Mayo, Mexican Tuna Ceviche and Shrimp Salad Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce or browse my seafood section for even more.

(PS. Have you tried making your own fresh pasta noodles? Fresh pasta can't be beat and for a truly authentic Italian experience, check out Marco's pasta cooking class Italy)

Make The Perfect Holiday Dinner At Home

To make this dish truly restaurant worthy, I suggest adding bread (a no brainer with pasta, right?!). An artisanal loaf if you can find one or try my favourite no-knead bread recipe with or without the rosemary and of course a salad.

(Read What Goes With Fettuccine Alfredo? Best 30 Side Dishes for a comprehensive run down on great side dishes for this recipe.)

Salad is a nice refreshing counter point to the richness of the pasta. I suggest my Garden Salad with Orange Dressing for something mild, my Orange and Radicchio Salad for something with slightly more bite or the Arugula and Strawbery Salad for something a bit more fancy.

When Canadian company, Sardo Foods reached out to collaborate on some festive ways to highlight their collection of Mediterranean style products, this one popped into my head. Sardo’s marinated seafood salad is ready to eat as is or on a charcuterie board but also so delicious in pasta or salad.

(Love seafood recipes as much as I do? Try my Easy Tilapia Fish Tacos, Mexican Tuna Ceviche or Salmon Carpaccio for more crowd favorites.)

Why I Partner With Sardo

I am passionate about supporting Canadian, sustainable and delicious products and companies and these guys tick all the boxes. Sardo products are certified Ocean Wise and that is important to me. While based out of Ontario, they are now expanding into BC and Alberta and you can find them at our local Thrifty Foods, Loblaws and Real Canadian Superstores.

What Makes This Seafood Alfredo Extra Easy?

If you've read a few of my previous posts, you may know I used to commercial fish. We occasionally caught octopus and enjoyed them but it is difficult to find fresh octopus in Canada, outside of big city fish markets. If you do manage to get some fresh octopus, it is also a bit time consuming and tricky to prep.

Both of these reasons make buying already prepared octopus an attractive option. This delicious marinated seafood salad includes squid and shrimp too. If you prefer no octopus or squid, easily substitute shrimp like Sardo's marinated shrimp.

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Cheers and happy cooking, Friends! Sabrina

Eat, drink and remember to enjoy the small things in life.

ox

Sabrina

📖 Recipe

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.

5 from 88 votes

Print Pin Rate

Course: Christmas, Dinner, Holiday, Main, Seafood

Cuisine: canadian, Italian

Total Time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 724kcal

Author: Sabrina Currie

Ingredients

• ▢ ¼ c Butter
• ▢ 1 clove Garlic, minced
• ▢ 1 ½ c Heavy cream Whipping cream in Canada
• ▢ 1 ½ c Parmesan, finely grated
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Fresh finely ground pepper
• ▢ 2 tablespoon Dry white wine (or 2 teaspoon lemon juice)
• ▢ 2 containers Sardo Marinated Seafood Salad or Shrimp, drained (alternatively use 1.5 c prepared mixed seafood)
• ▢ 4 c Cooked fettuccini or other long pasta, cooked, ½ c water reserved
• ▢ ½ c Parsley, roughly chopped plus more for garnish
• ▢ Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Warm butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Add garlic and cook gently until fragrant, then add cream, parmesan and pepper, increase heat to medium and let simmer until it starts to thicken slightly.
• Add wine or lemon juice and simmer 2 more minutes. Reduce heat to low and add pasta, seafood and parsley, tossing gently. Cook gently until heated through, tasting and adding a bit of salt if necessary. If it becomes to thick, add in a little pasta cooking liquid a bit at a time until the desired consistency.
• Serve in pre warmed bowls immediately. Fresh parsley, grated parmesan and ground pepper make lovely simple garnishes.

Notes

Real Parmesan is key to making this foolproof with a restaurant quality depth of flavour. Serve with some homemade or artisanal bread, a simple salad with vinaigrette and chilled white wine such as a lightly oaked chardonnay or pinot gris or for a lighter wine, choose a sauvignon blanc which goes well with almost all seafood.

Nutrition

Calories: 724kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 57g | Saturated Fat: 35g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 216mg | Sodium: 723mg | Potassium: 210mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 2646IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 503mg | Iron: 2mg

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