Seafood Alfredo – One Pot Shrimp and Crab Alfredo

This Seafood Alfredo is going to be your new favorite meal. Succulent sautéed shrimp and sweet lump crab meat in a homemade alfredo sauce. This meal is so easy to make and absolutely delicious!

Seafood Alfredo

This one-pot meal is so quick, you can easily make it on a busy weeknight. But it’s so delicious and elegant, it’s perfect for entertaining. If you are cooking for a crowd, you can double the recipe and keep cooking times the same, just plan on sautéing the shrimp in two batches so they don’t over crowd the pan.

The fresh crab meat in the recipe is what puts it over the top. Once you toss the pasta, the crab meat blends in with the alfredo and, oh my goodness, it is delicious.

Crab Alfredo Variation

You can easily use just crab or just shrimp in the alfredo. Either is amazing, I like the combination of both!

For this recipe, I used peeled and deveined shrimp from my local grocery store seafood counter and whole snow crab legs. To get the best quality crab meat available to me, I used whole snow crab legs and removed the crab meat myself. Depending on season and availability, this would be even easier with a king crab leg. Some groceries stores even offer fresh lump crab meat at the seafood counter.

Seafood Alfredo Tips

• Mix and match shrimp, scallops or crab meat.
• Use heavy cream, not whipping cream.
• Use freshly grated parmesan cheese. Use a microplane or a food processor to grate the cheese quickly.

Here is a quick video of the recipe so you can see how easy it is to make!

What to Serve with Seafood Alfredo

• Homemade French Bread
• Roasted Broccoli
• Roasted Asparagus
• Simple Salad

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One-Pot Seafood Alfredo

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

25 mins

 

This One-Pot Seafood Alfredo is going to be your new favorite meal. Succulent sautéed shrimp and sweet lump crab meat in a homemade alfredo sauce.

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Crab Alfredo, Seafood Alfredo, Shrimp Alfredo

Servings: 4

Calories: 794 kcal

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 pound of uncooked shrimp peeled and deveined
• 8 oz of lump crab meat
• 3 cloves of garlic minced
• 1 14 oz can of low sodium chicken broth
• 1 1/4 cup of heavy cream not whipping cream
• 8 oz of uncooked fettuccine pasta noodles
• 3 oz of freshly shredded real parmesan cheese
• Salt and pepper
• Flat leaf parsley for garnish

Instructions

1. Start by heating olive oil to medium high.
2. Sauté shrimp seasoned with ½ a teaspoon of kosher salt and a few turns of freshly ground pepper just until they start to turn pink, 3-5 minutes.
3. Add garlic and continue to cook another minute.
4. Remove shrimp from pan and set aside to be added back in after pasta cooks.
5. Add chicken broth, heavy cream, and uncooked pasta to pan and stir.
6. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a simmer.
7. Simmer for 15-20 minutes or until pasta is tender.
8. Remove from heat and stir in freshly shredded parmesan cheese.
9. Stir in sautéed shrimp and fresh crab meat.
10. Season with salt and pepper as needed.
11. Sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve.
12. Alfredo sauce will continue to thicken as it cools.

Recipe Notes

Make sure you use heavy cream in this recipe vs whipping cream. Heavy cream has a higher fat content and will create a thicker sauce.

Use freshly grated parmesan cheese for best results. Pre shredded parmesan cheese does not melt as smoothly as freshly shredded.

Nutrition Facts

One-Pot Seafood Alfredo

Amount Per Serving

Calories 794 Calories from Fat 387

% Daily Value*

Fat 43g66%

Saturated Fat 22g138%

Cholesterol 426mg142%

Sodium 1760mg77%

Potassium 509mg15%

Carbohydrates 47g16%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 52g104%

Vitamin A 1273IU25%

Vitamin C 10mg12%

Calcium 511mg51%

Iron 4mg22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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