Fettuccine Alfredo With Garlic Shrimp And Scallops - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
5 garlic cloves, minced
8 ounces bay scallops
8 ounces large shrimp (fresh or frozen, peeled, deveined, and thawed)
salt
pepper
12 ounces fettuccine or 12 ounces spaghetti
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup parmesan cheese, plus more for sprinkling (grated)
1/2 cup half-and-half
1/2 cup fresh parsley, for garnish (fresh)

Preparation

Warm oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat.
Add garlic and cook 30 seconds, stirring.
Pat scallops dry with paper towel.
Add shrimp, scallops, salt, and pepper to skillet and cook 5 minutes, stirring often.
Remove from heat.
Cook pasta according to package directions.
Reserve 1/4 cup cooking water and drain pasta.
Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat.
Add cooked pasta and toss with butter to coat.
Stir in cheese, reserved cooking water, half-and-half, salt, and pepper.
Using tongs, transfer pasta to 4 serving plates.
Pile shrimp and scallops atop pasta and garnish with parsley.