Pasta with Scallops/Vegetables
- 10 ounces pasta, spinach fettuccine
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 each sweet red bell peppers cored, seeded and diced
- 4 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 3/4 pound bay scallops
- 1/4 cup white wine dry
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- Bring 2 quarts of salted water to a boil.
- Add fettuccine and bring to a boil.
- Add broccoli florets and cook 3 to 5 minutes, until tender.
- ( if using dried pasta, cook pasta 5 minutes, then add broccoli and cook 4 to 5 minutes more.)
- Drain and toss.
- Heat oil in large, nonstick skillet over medium heat.
- Saute garlic one minute, until fragrant.
- Add peppers and mushrooms.
- Cook, stirring constantly for 3 to 4 minutes, or until peppers begin to soften.
- Stir in scallops with any accumulated juice.
- Cook just until scallops begin to go opaque.
- Stir in white wine and broth.
- Add nutmeg, white pepper, and salt.
- Bring liquid to a simmer and cook 2 to 4 minutes more depending on size of scallops.
- In a small dish blend cornstarch and lemon juice to a smooth paste and stir into scallop mixture.
- Cook just until sauce thickens slightly.
- Turn warm pasta into serving bowl.
- Add scallop mixture and toss to coat pasta.
- If dersired sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
- Serve warm.
pasta, broccoli florets, olive oil, garlic, sweet red bell peppers, mushrooms, bay scallops, white wine, chicken broth, nutmeg, white pepper, salt, cornstarch, lemon juice
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/pasta-scallops-vegetables-34492 (may not work)