For Date Night or Dinner Parties: Easy Frutti di Mare Seafood Pasta

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Frutti di Mare Seafood Pasta

This sophisticated frutti di mare seafood pasta is brimming with delicately flavored fresh shellfish on a bed of perfectly cooked al dente pasta. All you need is a crisp white wine, some crusty bread and good company to enjoy it fully!

For 4 servings:

• 1 lb (450g) fresh mussels
• 1 lb (450g) fresh clams
• 2 shallots, peeled and chopped
• 1 garlic clove
• 3 tbsp fresh parsley, stems removed, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh basil leaves, chopped
• 2/3 cup (150 ml) dry white wine
• 12 fresh prawns, peeled and deveined
• 8 fresh scallops, rinsed and patted dry
• 1 heaping spoon of anchovy paste
• 1 lb (450g) spaghetti
  
• 4 sun-dried tomatoes, cut into strips
• 3 1/2 tbsp olive oil
• 2/3 cup (150 ml) dry white wine
• Salt and pepper to taste