This Creamy Seafood Pasta has all the flavors of a five-star restaurant-quality entrée that you can make at home in less than thirty-five minutes—perfect for a cozy date night.       The ingredients in this recipe come together beautifully to create a rich, creamy and flavorful dish in every bite. Smoky, crispy bacon adds a savory depth that cuts through the creaminess, while fusilli’s spiral shape holds onto the velvety sauce, ensuring every forkful is packed with flavor. Aromatic garlic and paprika enhance the dish with warmth and depth, while goat cheese and heavy cream blend together for a luxuriously smooth sauce. Tomato garlic mussels bring a briny richness, and when served in their shells, they elevate the presentation of the dish, giving you that restaurant-style experience at home.

Pair this Creamy Seafood Pasta with a glass of your favorite white wine for the perfect finishing touch on a wonderful lunch or dinner.  

Prep Time:  10 minutes     |    Cook Time:  25  minutes   |    Total Time:  35 minutes   |    Servings:  4

Ingredients:

• Carlini  Canola Cooking Spray
• 5 slices Appleton Farms Thick Sliced Hickory Smoked Bacon, diced
• 16 ounces  Specially Selected  Tomato Garlic Sauce Mussels
• 1 small onion, diced
• ¾ cup  Friendly Farms  Heavy Whipping Cream
• 4 ounces Emporium Selection  Plain Goat Cheese Log, divided
• 8 ounces  liveGfree  Gluten Free Fusilli, cooked
• 1 teaspoon  Stonemill  Paprika
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced

Directions:                                   

1. In a large sauté pan coated with cooking spray, cook the bacon until crisp. Remove from pan, drain all but 1 tablespoon of bacon fat.
2. In the same pan, cook the mussels according to package instructions. Once cooked, turn off heat and remove mussels from pan. Remove meat from shells; discard the shells, reserve.
3. Return saucepan to heat and simmer. Add the onions, cook until soft. Add cream, reduce by half. Add 2 ounces goat cheese, continue stirring until melted.
4. In a large bowl, combine cooked pasta, sauce, mussels, paprika, remaining goat cheese, green onions, bacon and garlic.

Recipe Courtesy of Chef Stacey, ALDI Test Kitchen