“This dish can be found from Naples to Sorrento, and uses some of the best produce spring and summer have to offer. I like to use Queensland king prawns to showcase some of our finest produce!” – Ashley Kent
Saffron prawn and zucchini pappardelle
Trawl through our best-ever seafood pasta recipes
Seafood pasta always impresses, even though it can be one of the easiest dishes to make at home. Whether you’re after a fresh and creamy salmon tagliatelle; want to try spaghetti with vongole, lobster, prawns or crab; or need a show-stopping crayfish centrepiece to really knock that special someone’s socks off, we’ve got just the recipe you’re angling for. So whatever fresh seafood you’ve snapped up at the fish market today, here are the best pasta sauces to pair it with. Trawl through the full list below.
Prawn, cod and mussel ragu
This seafood ragu will make any day better.
Spaghettini with spanner crab and zucchini
“It’s a bit of a labour of love, but spanner crab is one of the greatest crabs. It has a nice sweetness about it, holds together well, and has a really good texture.” – Adam D’Sylva
Taglierini with blue swimmer crab, chilli, garlic, salmon roe and chives
“What makes this dish special for me is the use of the whole crab. The shells in particular really help to accentuate that beautiful blue swimmer crab flavour. Combined with handmade pasta, you can’t go wrong!” – Max Sharrad
Chilli samphire vongole and bush tomato linguine
It's a pipi party! A classic Italian dish meets bush tomato, samphire and sea parsley in this recipe from Nornie Bero.
Crayfish, caper and chilli spaghetti
This impressive crayfish chilli pasta by Sean Connolly packs a mighty seafood punch.
Spaghettini with red mullet, onion, anchovy and saffron
“This was inspired by a very traditional dish from Veneto, bigoli in salsa. My interpretation is more refined, with the addition of the red mullet and saffron that complements the punchy flavour of the anchovy-onion puree.” – Andreas Papadakis
Spaghetti with fish trim 'nduja
“We always tend to have little tail pieces that can’t be served as portions, so we find other uses so that nothing really gets wasted... We’re trying to get way more out of the fish.” – Jason Staudt
Lobster spaghetti with blistered tomato and basil
Lobster spaghetti with blistered tomato and basil
You won't regretti making this lobster spaghetti. Restaurant-level decadent, but easy enough to create at home, it's guaranteed to be a hit, no matter who you dish it up to.
Creamy garlic and lemon salmon with tagliatelle
Fishing for a fast and fresh dinner? Look no further – this salmon pasta is the reel deal.
Lobster mac 'n' cheese with herb butter
Lobster mac 'n' cheese with herb butter
The most luxurious mac 'n' cheese you'll ever make.
Confit cherry tomato and garlic prawn pasta with a basil pangrattato
This bright, fresh pasta is as appetising to look at as it is to eat. You'll need a kitchen thermometer for this recipe.
Pappardelle al sugo tonnato (tuna sauce pasta)
“This fresh egg pasta is made like a traditional carbonara, rich, creamy and very luxe but with a unique twist of tonnato sauce and finished with chives.” – Danny Corbett
Chorizo and vongole pasta
Three Blue Ducks' Mark LaBrooy whips up a mean clam pasta. The shellfish oil is bound to be a conversation starter.
Spanner crab gratinee (pasta bake)
Nothing says comfort more than a warm and cheesy seafood bake. Chef Scott Pickett uses local produce to make this nostalgic recipe.
