Seafood lovers, rejoice. You’re going to love this easy Italian pasta recipe for Seafood Linguine fra Diavolo! Fra Diavolo is Italian for “Brother Devil,” and is the name for a spicy red sauce served with pasta, seafood, or both. This recipe is so simple, so delicious, and uses only four ingredients and takes 20 minutes to make, start to finish. No joke. Perfect for a busy weeknight, but special and tasty enough to serve at a dinner party. It’s easy to control the amount of spice in this recipe based on personal preference. All you need is seafood (I used a bag of frozen mixed seafood… more on the specifics later), marinara sauce, linguine, and crushed red pepper to make this (along with some salt and olive oil). Let’s get to it!
Ingredients and Substitutions
Seafood – I used a 1 lb. bag of frozen mixed seafood, which included shrimp, calamari, octopus, and mussels. You can use any kind of seafood, frozen or fresh, cooked or uncooked, for this recipe. Shrimp, calamari, lobster, crawfish, octopus, mussels, clams… anything and everything goes here! (A note on fish: it may not hold up well in the sauce and flake apart too much- shellfish and sturdy seafood are best here.)Marinara sauce – I recommend homemade marinara sauce or Rao’s, but any kind of prepared marinara sauce will do.Linguine – or another kind of pasta. I prefer long pasta for this, such as fettuccini or spaghetti.Crushed red pepper – for the spiciness Fra Diavolo sauce is known for.Fresh Parsley – optional, but adds a little something-something and some beautiful color.Olive oil and Kosher Salt
How to make Seafood Linguine with Fra Diavolo Sauce
How to defrost frozen seafood
Just leave it in the fridge for 24 hours, or if you need it sooner than that, run cool water over it in a colander until it’s defrosted. You can also soak it in cool water until it’s thawed.
How to make the fra diavolo extra spicy
You can use a pre-made arrabbiata sauce (Rao’s makes a good arrabbiata) in place of regular marinara sauce. Arrabbiata is already spicy, so this with the crushed red pepper will add some fire to the sauce! You can also just add a lot of crushed red pepper to your personal taste preference to make it extra spicy (and use less for a mild version).
Other authentic Italian pasta recipes
Bucatini all’Amatriciana (bucatini or spaghetti with pancetta and tomatoes)Spaghetti alla Puttanesca (spaghetti with tomatoes, olives, capers, and anchovies)Pasta e Fagioli (pasta with beans)
Other quick and easy shrimp recipes
Greek Shrimp with Tomatoes and Feta (Garides Saganaki)Blackened Shrimp Tacos with Creamy Dill SauceClassic Shrimp Scampi in 15 minutesShrimp and Couscous with Peas and Mint
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