I can’t tell you how excited I am about our NEW Pasta Ruffles!  Woohoo!  It’s my favorite pasta shape for so many reasons and I know when you taste them, you’ll agree…the texture, the curls, the incredible taste and fun party they throw in your mouth.  I’m in love.  And I’m sharing the recipe Spinach Basil Garlic Pasta Ruffles with Light & Creamy Seafood which gets raves like a five-star restaurant, but is simple and quick enough for a weeknight meal…it’s the perfect combination.

This recipe feels indulgent, but it is not!  We have left out the heavy cream, but included those ingredients that add those layers of flavors that make us want to eat “bowl-fulls”.  So, it’s not heavy at all, but delivers an absolutely delicious combination of yumminess.  Chopped fresh tomatoes are sweet and colorful.  The Parmesan adds a salty nutty flavor.  The broth and milk create a smooth and silky light sauce.  And the seafood, of course, adds some extravagance.

Depending on what you have in your freezer, or your mood, you can mix up the seafood and really add what you want.  I used shrimp (my fave) and scallops, but why not Calamari?  Clams?  Mussels?  Most everything is a YES!  Just follow the recipe and change it up! (If using mussels and clams in shells, you need to steam them first to cook and open them up…then add them to your sauce with the other seafood).

And this little recipe for Light and Creamy Seafood Sauce made her way to the BOX!  I mean, she competed and won, the ever-coveted back cover image of our Spinach Basil Garlic Pasta Ruffles box!  Blue Ribbon, First Place, Mic Drop…

So, anytime you see a good recipe on a bag or box from the store…make it.  Usually companies don’t put average recipes on their product packaging!  Even if it sounds too easy…usually it is a hidden gem.  That’s my “side-bar” advice for the day.

Enjoy friends and please let me know what you think!