Seafood recipes

Homemade vol au vent shells made from puff pastry shaped around a foil ball for a hollow center. Fill with chicken, seafood, or mushroom sauce for an elegant French appetizer.

Tandoori marinade with yogurt, ginger, garlic, and warm spices: cumin, coriander, turmeric, cayenne. Tenderizes and flavors chicken, lamb, or seafood for the grill or oven.

Classic Italian linguine with fresh clams in white wine garlic sauce. Briny clam broth, butter, and parsley create an elegant seafood pasta ready in 45 minutes.

Nantucket cioppino is a New England take on the San Francisco classic, loading swordfish, lobster, clams, mussels, cod, and shrimp into a red wine tomato broth. A showstopper seafood stew for a crowd.

Lobster casserole with cream of cheddar soup, mushrooms, sherry, and buttered breadcrumbs made entirely in the microwave. A rich, creamy seafood main dish in 30 minutes.

Grand Brazilian seafood soup with grouper, shrimp, mussels, crab, and lobster in a rich fish head stock with tomatoes, coriander, parsley, and cayenne. A coastal feast in a bowl.

Singapore-style soup noodles in a shrimp-shell broth with pork, shrimp, mung bean sprouts, and vermicelli, garnished with crab, cucumber, and scallions. Rich Southeast Asian seafood noodle soup.

Sardinian fregula with clams, prosciutto, saffron, and chili flakes cooked to a risotto-like consistency in white wine and tomato broth. A rustic Italian seafood pasta.

Grilled shrimp and scallop kabobs marinated in soy sauce, lemon, ginger, and garlic with pineapple chunks and zucchini. Overnight marinating builds bold Asian-inspired seafood flavor.

Greenbow County okra gumbo simmers shrimp and crab in a deep chocolate-brown roux with okra, tomato, and the holy trinity. A Louisiana-style seafood gumbo served ladled over hot rice.

Braised flank steak shredded into a garlicky chili base, finished with plump shrimp and fresh cilantro. Scoop it up with warm corn tortillas and a cool hit of sour cream for a hearty steak-meets-seafood bowl.

Swordfish Bolognese swaps ground meat for tender chunks of swordfish simmered in white wine with capers, garlic, and fresh vegetables. Served over buttered noodles, this 30-minute seafood spin on the Italian classic is weeknight gold.

A fun yeast bread shaped like a crab, complete with legs, claws, raisin eyes, and lemon peel antennae. A showstopping centerpiece for seafood boils or beach-themed parties.

Mustard-pepper sauce blends mustard greens, green chiles, tomato, and cilantro with Dijon and a splash of cream. An Indian-inspired finishing sauce for fish, seafood, or tofu.

Mussel and bacon soup with fresh mussels steamed open in a smoky bacon, tomato, and basil fish broth. A rustic, one-pot seafood soup ready in 40 minutes.

Red snapper en papillote: snapper fillets baked in foil packets with scallops, shrimp, mussels, garlic marinara, and Cafe de Paris sauce. A dinner-party seafood feast unwrapped at the table.