24 Seafood Pasta Recipes to Serve for Casual Dinners Get out of a cooking rut with these easy seafood pasta recipes. Close Credit: Lennart Weibull From classics like salmon and shrimp to briny canned staples like sardines and anchovies, seafood offers so much versatility for dinnertime. You can prepare it in all the best ways—grilled, broiled, or sautéed—and then when it's added to pasta, it becomes something extra special. Our seafood pasta recipes, such as the Classic Shrimp Scampi that's pictured here, are a fabulous mix of everyday essential dishes and some extra-special recipes for entertaining. No matter the occasion, these seafood pasta recipes will be the star of dinnertime. 45 of Our Best Shrimp Recipes 01 of 24 Spaghetti With Shrimp, Kale, and Burst Tomatoes Credit: Chris Simpson Take a break from the usual spaghetti with this shrimp-studded iteration. Traditional red sauce is replaced with bursting grape tomatoes, resulting in a fresh and effortless dish. View Recipe 02 of 24 Thai-Curry Shrimp Linguine Credit: Kate Sears Pantry staples come to the rescue for this seafood pasta dish. The sauce is delightfully simple, silky, and the star of the show; just heat curry paste and cilantro in a skillet, then blend with canned light coconut milk. View Recipe 03 of 24 Cream-Free Shrimp Alfredo Credit: Chris Simpson In this take on the classic Fettuccine alfredo, we create a creamy sauce without the usual heavy cream using a clever combination of an egg yolk, unsalted butter, Parmesan cheese, and pasta water. It's revolutionary! View Recipe 04 of 24 Sea Scallops Over Shallot-Herb Pasta Credit: Elizabeth Cecil If you've never paired seared scallops with pasta before, now's your chance. Fragrant fennel, savory shallots, and plenty of fresh herbs build flavor in this family-friendly pasta dish. View Recipe 05 of 24 Pasta Peperonata With Tuna and Olives Credit: Lennart Weibull Nearly every color of the rainbow peeks out between strands of spaghetti in this briny meal. Use good quality olives and tuna, which will add rich flavor in every twirl of pasta. View Recipe 06 of 24 Pasta With Favas, Shrimp, and Fresh Chile Credit: Con Poulos Fava beans do require some TLC to prepare for eating, but they are well worth the effort—a buttery soft texture and delicate flavor that's somewhere between asparagus and peas. This dish features shrimp and pancetta. View Recipe 07 of 24 Pasta With Preserved Lemon and Anchovies Credit: Marcus Nilsson No need to go to the grocery store for this 15-minute recipe. Everything you need is right in your own pantry—spaghetti, olive oil, garlic, oil-packed anchovies, and preserved lemon. Get ready for big-time flavor in a flash. View Recipe 08 of 24 Martha's Spaghetti alle Vongole Credit: Lennart Weibull Imagine that you're dining seaside in Italy, looking at the cerulean blue sea and multicolored stucco houses. You're sipping on a fruity glass of Pinot Grigio and sharing a plate of garlicky seafood pasta. Martha's recipe for spaghetti with clams will transport you there. View Recipe 09 of 24 Seafood Linguine Credit: Ngoc Minh Ngo A dish dressed to impress, this luscious pasta is our take on the Italian pasta linguine ai frutti di mare. It features a variety of shellfish—small clams, mussels, sea scallops, shrimp, and squid, plus plenty of aromatics such as garlic, red pepper flakes, and parsley. View Recipe 10 of 24 Spaghetti and Shrimp Meatballs This recipe is a sweet upgrade to an Italian classic. You can make "meatballs" without meat. Simply pulse raw shrimp in a food processor with panko breadcrumbs, Pecorino Romano cheese, basil, and scallions. Then form the mixture into balls and poach in boiling salted water until cooked through. View Recipe 11 of 24 One-Pan Creamy Tuna Pasta Credit: Armando Rafael Try this contemporary take on a classic—tuna noodle casserole. It's a 25-minute wonder recipe that calls for cooking butter, short spiral pasta such as cavatappi, broth, shallots, and water together. It's finished by tossing with blanched asparagus, arugula, Parmesan, lemon, and canned tuna. View Recipe 12 of 24 Farfalle With Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese This luscious dish gets its creaminess from cream cheese, rather than the more conventional cream-and-butter-based Alfredo sauce. Think of it as a lox bagel in pasta form, complete with capers, dill, and red onion. Super quick and easy, it's sure to become a go-to weeknight favorite. View Recipe 13 of 24 No-Cook Tomato-Tuna Sauce With Spaghetti Credit: Con Poulos Perfect for those hot summer days when you can't bear turning on the stove, this recipe transforms chopped tomatoes into a chunky sauce by letting them marinate with vinegar, olive oil, garlic, and basil, then fleshes it out with oil-packed tuna and Parmesan. View Recipe 14 of 24 Penne With Garlicky Tomatoes and Salmon Credit: Ryan Liebe In this recipe, a garlicky tomato sauce is used to steam the salmon fillets before coating the hot cooked pasta. It's a straightforward recipe that's both easy and delicious. View Recipe 15 of 24 Salmon Noodle Casserole Credit: Bryan Gardner This is a kid-friendly dinner that represents comfort food at its finest. Instead of the traditional tuna, we've swapped in salmon, which is rich in fatty acids and omega-3s. Combine cooked pasta with a creamy sauce, lemon zest, dill, and chopped scallions, then bake until bubbling and golden. View Recipe 16 of 24 Spaghetti With Shrimp and Olives There's a secret ingredient in this punchy Italian-American pasta. Sure, there are shrimp and mixed olives along with juicy cherry tomatoes, but it's a little bacon that brings it all together. You'll also want plenty of Pecorino Romano cheese for serving. View Recipe 17 of 24 Pasta With Grilled Sardines and Bitter Greens Credit: Bryan Gardner Want to serve something different when you're having friends for dinner? Make this stunning pasta, which features bucatini, a hollow version of spaghetti that feels like an upgrade from everyday noodles. Sardines and dandelion greens make it feel totally out of the ordinary. View Recipe 18 of 24 Spaghetti With Tuna and Caper Sauce Credit: Alpha Smoot Briny and bright, canned tuna and capers are probably not ingredients that your family gravitates to every night, but this recipe could change that. It's an easy way to introduce your family to a delicious and innovative use of canned tuna. View Recipe 19 of 24 Penne With Shrimp, Feta, and Spring Vegetables Fresh spring asparagus and snow peas shine in this simple yet delicious pasta dish. Shrimp and feta add saltiness and great texture, and the mint adds an unusual fresh taste. View Recipe 20 of 24 Spicy Clams With Spaghetti Credit: Linda Pugliese Make this romantic pasta dinner for two for dinner tonight. Clams are naturally salty, so taste the finished dish before seasoning with any additional salt. View Recipe 21 of 24 Pasta With Scallops, Garlic, Grape Tomatoes, and Parsley Credit: Earl Carter When you buy something as special as scallops, you really want them to shine in a recipe and not be overwhelmed by other ingredients. Here, grape tomatoes, garlic, and parsley provide a perfect backdrop to the scallops. View Recipe 22 of 24 Emeril's Seafood Mac and Cheese Credit: Kana Okada No ordinary macaroni and cheese, this version is elevated by the addition of cooked seafood, whether it's lobster, shrimp, crabmeat, or other. It's a rich and creamy one-dish meal, and all you need is a salad to round it out. View Recipe 23 of 24 Linguine With Shrimp and White Wine Lemony white-wine sauce is the perfect complement to sautéed shrimp. This light dinner for one is ready in just 20 minutes. View Recipe 24 of 24 One-Pot Seafood Orzo Risotto Credit: Marcus Nilsson A different kind of risotto, this one's made with orzo, a type of tiny pasta. It's similar to a paella, cooks on the stovetop until seafood is added, then gets broiled to a perfect finish. You'll have it on the table in under an hour—and it's a real show-stopper. View Recipe Explore more: Food & Cooking Recipes Ingredients Seafood Recipes