LINGUINI WITH BACON AND SCALLOPS

Linguini with Bacon and Scallops image

A quick, healthy meal. Good enough for holidays or guests! Tastes best with fresh scallops. Most of the prep can be done while the water boils and pasta cooks. Quick and easy.

Provided by denisef

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork

Time 49m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Ingredients

1 pound linguine
1 onion, finely chopped
6 slices bacon, diced
1 pound sea scallops, halved horizontally
3 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup dry white wine
⅓ cup chopped Italian parsley
1 pinch lemon zest, or more to taste

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes; drain.
Heat a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and bacon until onion is tender and bacon is crisp, about 6 minutes. Add scallops, garlic, red pepper flakes, black pepper, and salt; cook and stir until scallops are cooked through, about 1 minute. Stir in wine; cook for 1 minute.
Remove skillet from heat and stir parsley into scallop mixture. Top linguine with scallop mixture and garnish with lemon zest.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 484.5 calories, Carbohydrate 66.2 g, Cholesterol 46.1 mg, Fat 12.1 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 24.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 688 mg, Sugar 4.4 g