4.3 from 80 votes
Seafood Fra Diavolo Recipe
Seafood Fra Diavolo is a spicy Italian-style tomato sauce featuring cooked seafood such as shrimp, crab, and scallops. The sauce is built from sautéed onions and garlic, simmered with tomato puree, diced tomatoes, red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, and a touch of sugar to balance acidity. It is finished with baking soda to reduce acidity and served over pasta with Parmesan and parsley garnish.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 30 mins
Servings:
8
Calories:
454 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 white onion chopped
- 5 garlic crushed, cloves
- 29 ounces tomato puree
- 14 ounces diced tomatoes , not drained
- 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper depending on your spice level
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning homemade
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 pound seafood , cooked, shelled and deveined, if necessary
- pasta cooked, of choice
- Parmesan Cheese for serving
- parsley for serving
Instructions
- In a large Dutch oven or large pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Saute the onion until soft, add the garlic, sauteing for one more minute.
- Add the tomato puree, crushed tomatoes, crushed red pepper, Italian seasoning, sugar and tomato paste, stir well. Reduce heat to the low and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring sporadically.
- Stir in the baking soda. It will fizz a little, continue to stir until the fizzing stops, then add the cooked seafood.
- Serve sauce over pasta of choice and garnish with parmesan cheese and parsley, if desired.
- If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was in the comments or star ratings!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
454kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
43g
(14%)
Protein
35g
(70%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
417mg
(139%)
Sodium
1320mg
(55%)
Potassium
850mg
(18%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
32g
(64%)
Vitamin A
1070IU
(21%)
Vitamin C
31.6mg
(35%)
Calcium
308mg
(31%)
Iron
6.6mg
(37%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 454
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 454kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 35g | 70% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 417mg | 139% |
| Sodium | 1320mg | 55% |
| Potassium | 850mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 32g | 64% |
| Vitamin A | 1070IU | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 31.6mg | 35% |
| Calcium | 308mg | 31% |
| Iron | 6.6mg | 37% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.