Scallops Mushroom And Spinach Notta Pasta Recipes

SCALLOPS AND SPINACH OVER PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a medium skillet, saute spinach in olive oil until heated through. Add lemon juice, garlic powder and water.
• Add scallops and cook for 3 minutes or until done. Be careful not to overcook. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Place strained spaghetti in dish and place the scallops and sauce on top. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese.

SCALLOPS WITH WILTED SPINACH

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 2 tablespoons. Wipe skillet clean if necessary., Pat scallops dry with paper towels. In same skillet, heat 1 tablespoon drippings over medium-high heat. Add scallops; cook until golden brown and firm, 2-3 minutes on each side. Remove from pan; keep warm., Heat remaining drippings in same pan over medium-high heat. Add shallots; cook and stir until tender, 2-3 minutes. Add wine; bring to a boil, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Add spinach; cook and stir until wilted, 1-2 minutes. Stir in bacon. Serve with scallops.

SAUTéED SCALLOPS WITH MUSHROOMS & SPINACH SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt a knob of butter in a frying pan. Once sizzling, add the mushrooms and fry for just a min or two before adding the spinach. Cook on a high heat for about 1 min, allowing the leaves to wilt and soften. Drain the leaves and mushrooms in a sieve or small colander set over a bowl, pressing them gently in the sieve to release the juices (the juices will provide the base for the sauce, so don't discard them). Keep warm to one side.
• Heat the oil in a separate clean frying pan. When very hot, add the scallops. Sauté for a couple of mins without disturbing them at all, then add a knob of butter to the pan. Turn the scallops, season with salt and pepper, then baste with the sizzling butter. Continue to cook for a further couple of mins until the scallops are ready.
• While sautéing the scallops, return the saved spinach juices to the pan the spinach and mushrooms were cooked in, then whisk in the remaining knob of butter to create the sauce. Season with salt and pepper and a grating of nutmeg.
• Now finish in style: Arrange spinach and mushrooms on plates or in bowls, sit the scallops on top, then spoon the nutmeg spinach sauce around.

SCALLOPS, MUSHROOM AND SPINACH NOTTA PASTA

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, melt butter. Saute shallots, garlic and mushrooms until almost soft.
• Add scallops. Saute until just barely cooked(opaque). Scallops should be tender and NOT RUBBERY. Using a colander, strain the scallop/mushroom mixture, reserving liquid.
• Place scallop/mushroom mixture into a bowl. Cover and set aside. Return liquid to skillet.
• In a small bowl, whisk flour and vermouth or white wine together until smooth.
• Add half & half, salt, pepper, nutmeg, flour/wine mixture and dill(if using) to skillet. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce to a simmer.
• Add spinach. Turn off heat.
• Prepare Notta Pasta according to package for pasta being careful not to overcook.
• Drain and toss with Parmesan cheese. Salt and pepper to taste and add sprinkling of red pepper, if desired.
• Pour into your favorite pasta bowl or serving platter.
• Add the scallop/mushroom mixture back to spinach sauce and bring to a gentle simmer.
• Pour over Notta Pasta and garnish with nuts.
• Now serve immediately.

SAUTEED MUSHROOMS AND SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium pan over medium heat. Add mushrooms, cumin, and pepper. Saute until mushrooms are lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Add onion and garlic; saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add scallops; cook and stir until opaque, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.

SCALLOPS WITH MUSHROOMS & SPINACH

Steps:

• Pat scallops dry and season with s & p. Toss scallops in flour. Heat 2 T olive oil in large saute pan. When the oil is very hot, add half the scallops and saute on one side without moving until they are browned, about 3 minutes. Turn scallops and cook for about 2 minutes to scalloops are still a little raw in the center. Transfer to heatproof platter and keep warm. Repeat with remaining. Melt butter in the pan and add the shallots; cook for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms cook for 4-5 minutes, turning often until browned and tender. Add the wine and scrape up brown bits. Cook for 2 minutes to reduce wine. Add the spinach to the pan in handfuls, so some wilts before adding more. Toss the spinach wtith suce to help it wilt. Add spinach mixture to the scallops in the oven. Sprinkle with Parmesan and back for 3 minutes until scallops are just cooked. Sprinkle with pepper and serve hot with wedges of lemon.

SEA SCALLOPS SAUTEED WITH MUSHROOMS & PASTA

Steps:

• rinse scallops & drain.
• melt 2 Tbsp butter in large non-stick skillet.
• add 1 clove pressed garlic & scallops.
• cook over medium heat about 6 - 8 minutes, stirring often.
• remove scallops and set aside leaving juice in pan.
• Add wine, 2 Tbsp lemon juice, 2 cloves pressed garlic and mushrooms. Saute for about 3 minutes.
• Add cooked pasta to pan, 1 Tbsp butter, stir until melted.
• Add cooked scallops, 1 Tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp sea salt, stir, cover pan, remove from heat & let juices blend for about 5 minutes.
• Stir & serve.