Spicy Seafood Stew

Name: Spicy Seafood Stew
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 4 h 45 min
Total time: 5 h 15 min
Yield: 9 servings (about 2 quarts).
Ingredients: 2 pounds potatoes, peeled and diced; 1 pound carrots, sliced; 1 jar (24 ounces) pasta sauce; 2 jars (6 ounces each) sliced mushrooms, drained; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground turmeric; 1-1/2 teaspoons minced garlic; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1-1/2 cups water; 1 pound sea scallops; 1 pound uncooked shrimp (31-40 per pound), peeled and deveined

The hardest part of this quick and easy recipe is peeling and dicing the potatoes—and you can even do that the night before. Just place the potatoes in water and store them in the refrigerator overnight to speed up assembly the next day. —Bonnie Marlow, Ottoville, Ohio

Ingredients

2 pounds potatoes, peeled and diced
1 pound carrots, sliced
1 jar (24 ounces) pasta sauce
2 jars (6 ounces each) sliced mushrooms, drained
1-1/2 teaspoons ground turmeric
1-1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups water
1 pound sea scallops
1 pound uncooked shrimp (31-40 per pound), peeled and deveined

Directions

In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first eight ingredients. Cook, covered, on low until potatoes are tender, 4-1/2 to 5 hours. Stir in water, scallops and shrimp. Cook, covered, until scallops are opaque and shrimp turn pink, 15-20 minutes longer.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 229 calories, 2g fat (0 saturated fat), 73mg cholesterol, 803mg sodium, 34g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 6g fiber), 19g protein.

Originally published as Spicy Seafood Stew in Quick Cooking September/October 2005

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I_Fortuna

Sep 6, 2017

Used V8 juice. Yum.
aritch1

Jun 27, 2011

I made this recipe not once but twice and I see a third time in the near future.
tkarinas

Nov 4, 2009

This recipe is absolutely loved by my family. They ask for it repeatedly and I make it as I can. I think it's awesome and so does my family.