Showing posts with label all natural low fat seafood pasta recipe Wildtree garlic herb blend butter flavored grapeseed oil parmesean cheese scallops baby bay shrimp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label all natural low fat seafood pasta recipe Wildtree garlic herb blend butter flavored grapeseed oil parmesean cheese scallops baby bay shrimp. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Pasta with baby shrimp, baby scallops, garlic, and parmesean

Today I was in the mood for seafood, pasta, and garlic :) I won't lie, typically I would run right over to my local Olive Garden and will chow down on one of their amazing pasta dishes.... HOWEVER, I am trying to eat healthier and more natural and I'm honestly not sure what they use to season their dishes nor do I know the quality of the ingredients that they use, or where their seafood comes from. So I thought to myself, I wonder if I could somehow make my own seafood pasta dish using locally caught shrimp and scallops (from the Pacific Northwest), and all natural seasonings and oils..... and TA DA! Here we are! :D

Wildtree ingredients:
1 tablespoon Butter Flavored Grapeseed oil (item #10282 -$13 for a 12fl oz bottle)

Large pinch (so technical huh? ;) haha)Garlic Galore Seasoning Blend (item #10725 - $7 for a 3.7oz Jar)

Medium pinch (again, so technical!) Garlic & Herb Blend (item #10192 -$8 for a 1.85oz jar)

Several pinches California Style Garlic Pepper Blend (item #10570 -$12 for a 5.6oz jar)


Other ingredients:
-Boiling water (don't laugh, it's an ingredient too! ;))
- A handful or two of any pasta (I used these corkscrew looking ones from Costco)
- Teaspoon fresh chopped garlic (optional)
- Handful of baby shrimp (precooked)
- Handful of baby sea scallops
- About 1/8c Parmesan cheese

So first I boiled the water and tossed the pasta in since it had to boil for 12min. Then i took the Garlic Pepper and tossed in a few pinches of it to help season the water and the pasta a tiny bit.Then I took my Butter flavored grapeseed oil and heated it in a medium size pan over medium heat for a minute or so.

I rinsed the baby shrimp and scallops REALLY well under cold water.


I tossed them into the pan of oil once it was heated. I immediately added the garlic galore, garlic and herb blend, and garlic pepper. It sounds like a LOT of garlic flavoring, but it really isn't.


I sauteed them for a few min and then tried a shrimp to make sure I liked the flavoring. It tasted a bit bland so I added about 3/4 teaspoon of fresh garlic to the pan. I cooked it a little longer but the shrimp were getting TINY and the scallops were done so i turned the heat off. Once the pasta was done I drained it and put some on a plate. I then used a slotted spoon to scoop the seafood mixture onto the pasta.


Finally, I added some grated Parmesan cheese on top, and then enjoyed my lunch!!


-Brittany