• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

CiaoFlorentina

Easy Italian Recipes, Organic Food & Vegetarian Lifestyle Blog!

  • Home
  • About
  • Recipe Index
  • Veggie Society
  • Privacy Policy

Frutti di Mare Recipe ( Seafood Spaghetti )

August 2, 2016 by Florentina 23 Comments

The ultimate spaghetti Frutti di Mare recipe, made with baby clams, mussels, squid and shrimp in a thick red Arrabiata sauce. Fra Diavolo style seafood spaghetti, better than your favorite Italian restaurant. 

Serving Plate of Spaghetti Frutti di Mare with a Mix of Seafood: Clams, Mussels, Shrimp and Squid

A very popular Italian pasta dish meaning ” fruit of the sea “, made with the freshest seafood you can get your hands on. 

This fancy looking dinner is one of the easiest, most impressive meals you can have on the table in 30 minutes on a Tuesday. I swear on my saffron! 

I chose wild shrimp, baby manilla clams, mussels and squid tentacles, but you can pretty much make it with whatever shellfish you like.

Serving Plate of Spaghetti Frutti di Mare with a Mix of Seafood: Clams, Mussels, Shrimp and Squid

You can use all clams or just shrimp, add lobster tails even, whatever rocks your boat and looks fresh at the market that day! Baby scallops would make a fabulous addition to the mix.

Serving Plate of Spaghetti Frutti di Mare with a Mix of Seafood: Clams, Mussels, Shrimp and Squid

How to make Frutti di Mare Seafood Spaghetti:

  • Quickly sauté some garlic and red pepper flakes in olive oil, about 20 seconds.
  • Add clams and mussels and hit it with a good splash of dry white wine. Insane!
  • Stir in your shrimp and squid tentacles, then add some good homemade  arrabiata sauce. Don’t be stingy!
  • Toss some spaghetti or linguine with the seafood and the sauce and dive in! 

White Bowl of Frutti di Mare on a White Marble

The real secret to the here is to not overcook the seafood!

Nobody likes rubbery shrimp or squid or scallops, right?  So keep an eye on it at all times. After you make this dish a couple of times it will come naturally to you. 

White Bowl of Frutti di Mare on a White Marble

Seafood Spaghetti Recipe ( Spaghetti Frutti di Mare )
Print Pin

Frutti di Mare Recipe

The ultimate Frutti di Mare spaghetti recipe, made with baby clams, mussels, squid and shrimp in a thick red tomato sauce.
Course Main
Cuisine Italian
Keyword seafood, spaghetti
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 646kcal
Author Florentina

Ingredients

  • 1 lb clams & mussels (mixed) cleaned well
  • 1 lb wild shrimp peeled
  • 1/2 lb squid tentacles
  • 1/4 c extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic grated
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes + more to taste
  • 1/2 c white wine
  • 1 lemon for serving
  • 1/3 c fresh basil leaves or chopped Italian parsley
  • 3/4 lb spaghetti
  • 1 batch arrabiata tomato sauce made advance
  • sea salt to taste

Instructions

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the spaghetti according to the package directions until Al Dente. Drain and reserve 1 cup of the salty pasta water.
  • Meanwhile heat up your largest skillet on medium low flame.
  • Add a lug of olive oil, the garlic and red pepper flakes. Stir quickly making sure not to burn the garlic. Add in the clams and mussels and toss them around.
  • Pour in the white wine and cover with a lid. Cook for about a minute or so until the clams start to open.
  • Add the shrimp to the skillet with clams and give it a stir. Cover and cook for another minute or so.
  • Once all the clams and mussels have opened and the shrimp is almost cooked, add the squid tentacles. Cook another 30 seconds or so until they curl up.
  • Taste for seasonings and add more sea salt if needed. ( Remember that shellfish will spit out a lot of sea water during cooking, so wait till the end to season)
  • Meanwhile warm up the sauce in a saucepan. Pour the sauce over the seafood and toss to coat well.
  • Add the cooked spaghetti pasta to the skillet with the seafood and toss to coat in the sauce. Add a little bit of the reserved pasta water if needed to stretch out the sauce.
  • Transfer your seafood spaghetti to a serving platter, drizzle with a lug of olive oil and sprinkle with the basil and parsley.
  • Serve with lemon wedges on the side.

Nutrition

Calories: 646kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 46g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 423mg | Sodium: 1025mg | Potassium: 463mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 325IU | Vitamin C: 8.6mg | Calcium: 219mg | Iron: 4.5mg

 You’ll Also Love:

Seafood Risotto

Seafood Risotto

Cioppino

Cioppino

Garlic Scallops Healthy

Garlic Scallops

Italian Beef Stew Recipe

Italian Beef Stew

Filed Under: Main Courses, Pasta and Risotto, Seafood, Top Recipes Tagged With: Best Italian recipes, Best Shrimp Recipes, Easy Italian Recipes, Easy Seafood Recipes, Easy Shrimp Recipes, Healthy Seafood Recipes, Italian Dinner Recipes, Italian Meals, Italian Pasta Dishes, Italian Pastas, Italian Recipes, Seafood Dishes, Seafood Recipes, Simple Pasta Recipes

About Florentina

Hi, I'm Florentina, the voice behind the wholesome recipes you find in this journal. But I'm not alone, I'm really just channeling the Man in the Photo, one recipe at a time! Thank you for joining me in my quest for the art of simple, rustic living, trying to capture the raw beauty of organic food & life through the lens of my Iphone and camera.

Subscribe

for your weekly recipe fix.

Previous Post: « Tomato Bruschetta Recipe
Next Post: Green Rice Recipe (Arroz Verde) »

Primary Sidebar

Ciao Florentina Channeling the Man in the Photo, one recipe at a time, mostly Italian and Vegetarian lifestyle! Please join my quest for the art of simple, rustic living, trying to capture the raw beauty of food & life through the lens of my Iphone - Florentina L.

All Recipes

© 2018 Ciao Florentina

Copyright 2010 - 2017 CiaoFlorentina

MENU
  • Home
  • About
  • Recipe Index
  • Veggie Society
  • Privacy Policy