Take-out Tuesday, Scallops with Creamy Bacon Pasta
This recipe is grand enough for a special dinner
yet easy enough to make any night!
The bacon cream is a simple sauce and the
scallops are seared in a skillet on the stove
HHjr was cooking up a storm last week while we were at the beach,
so I just followed him around with my camera 📸
😋
He got the pasta going while he made the sauce
{You want to have the sauce and pasta ready
so you can top it with the scallops
as soon as they’re cooked}
Cook the bacon and then saute the onion
in the bacon drippings
When the onion is cooked,
stir in garlic and deglaze the pan with white wine
Add bacon pieces and cream
and let the sauce simmer gently
Pat the scallops dry with paper towels and season
The scallops need to be very dry
so they will sear and not steam
Heat olive oil in a heavy duty skillet over medium high heat
until it is almost smoking hot
Lay the scallops into the pan and do not disturb for 2 minutes
Add butter to pan as scallops are cooking
Cook for another 2 minutes until scallops are golden on the other side
Combine the drained pasta with sauce and place scallops on top
Garnish with bacon and Parmesan cheese
Note:
It is very important to source your scallops and shrimp, buy seafood from a reliable source and ask about where it came from. My friend Dorothy from The New Vintage Kitchen shares excellent tips on scallops here
Will Cook for Smiles also has some helpful tips on buying and searing scallops
This recipe is adapted from Sprinkles and Sprouts
Scallops with Creamy Bacon Pasta
Ingredients
- 12 fresh scallops, preferably New England Bay scallops
- 8 oz linguini or spaghetti
- 6 slices bacon
- 1/2 large sweet onion
- 1/3 cup chardonnay
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 1 clove garlic minced
- finely grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and keep warm
- While pasta is cooking, fry bacon until crisp. Drain and tear into small pieces
- Chop onion and add it to the rendered bacon fat in skillet and cook over medium heat until softened. Add garlic and cook 1 more minute. Deglaze the pan with chardonnay and cook until the liquid has reduced by half
- Reduce heat to low and stir in cream. Add half of the bacon pieces, reserving the rest for garnishing, and let the sauce gently simmer while you sear the scallops
- Pat scallops dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper
- Heat olive oil in a heavy duty skillet on medium high heat until very hot. Lay scallops in skillet and let cook undisturbed for 2 minutes. Add butter to skillet as scallops are cooking. Turn scallops over and cook for 2 minutes on the other side. Both sides should be golden.
- Toss pasta with sauce, top with scallops and garnish with reserved bacon and Parmesan cheese
Enjoy!
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Yum Jenna, I’m drooling! Aren’t you lucky to have a son who loves to cook?!! Happy Tuesday! ♥
I am so lucky, last night he made 2 kinds of enchiladas for dinner tonight while he was whipping up meatball subs for dinner last night! The guy loves to cook!
Simply delicious.
Yes, it was heaven!
Mmmm! Mmmm!
I am so happy to see your son there cooking up a storm.
Both of my boys love, love, love to cook!
Thanks so much for sharing!
Enjoy the rest of your week my friend!
I am so lucky, he does love to cook and loves to make up recipes and experiment. He is teaching my son in law some of his grilling tips too. I’m so glad your sons love to cook too, so nice for their families!
This sounds fabulous! Your son is a wonderful cook!
Thank you Kitty, it was soooo good!
Those scallops are just beyond delicious!
Yes they were!
Your are a lucky girl Jenna, HHjr loves to cook! This looks awesome. He is a fabulous cook…..
I am so lucky Emily, and getting very spoiled and lazy!!
What fun having your son in the kitchen. This looks like a marvelous dish, perfectly cooked and full of flavor.
Thanks for the link to my site! I appreciate it greatly!
You are so welcome Dorothy, the information you shared about scallops is so important and helpful. Yes, I am very spoiled, I feel like I have a personal chef!
I’m sure you cherish this time!
Oh my GOODNESS, Jenna, you had me at scallops AND creamy bacon! 😀 I pinned it to my What to Have for Dinner board.
Thanks Ricki Jill, it was a fantastic meal, and surprisingly easy to make!
Those scallops look fantastic!!!
Thanks Linda, they were really good!
That looks amazing!! I cooked scallops for the first time this year and really enjoyed making them. I had heard that they could be hard to cook and get them just right but I thought they were pretty easy to make. Pinned.
Thank you! They were really good! I think the secret is getting good fresh scallops, getting the pan really hot and cooking them quickly…
Jenna, I love scallops! This looks most delicious! Hope you are having a wonderful week!
I love scallops too, and they’re actually quite easy to cook! Thanks Shannon!
Jenna, your scallops look delicious, which I had them right now. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday, 565.Have a great week and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Thank you Miz Helen, they were so good!
Jenna, it all looks so delicious. Paul loves scallops. Thanks for sharing I am happy to feature your tasty scallops at Love Your Creativity. Happy Birthday Jenna.
Thanks so much Linda!