Sea-Purb Seafood Pasta Recipe

Heat olive oil and 3 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir asparagus until tender and browned about 10 minutes.

Stir mushrooms into the skillet and cook and stir until they have given off their liquid about 5 more minutes. Stir in tomatoes and cook until softened 2 to 3 minutes; mix in juice of 1 lemon. Set the vegetables aside.

Melt 1/2 cup butter in a separate large skillet over medium heat and cook and stir shrimp and scallops in butter until shrimp are bright pink and the seafood is slightly opaque 3 to 5 minutes. Mix juice of 1 lemon into seafood turn heat to low and continue to cook seafood until fully opaque 3 more minutes. Drain excess liquid if necessary leaving 2 tablespoons of liquid in skillet.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and stir in 2 tablespoons butter salt and juice of half a lemon. Stir angel hair pasta into the boiling water and cook until pasta is tender but still slightly firm about 5 minutes. Stir occasionally during cooking; drain well and transfer to a large bowl.

Drain liquid from asparagus mixture if needed and stir vegetables into the pasta.

Lightly toss vegetables and angel hair pasta with 1 package of Italian cheese blend; mix in the cooked shrimp and scallops.

Mix remaining package of Italian cheese blend into pasta mixture and allow to stand until cheese melts about 3 minutes; toss again and serve.