New Year Spinach Fettuccine with Scallops

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"I made this with my fiancee for a fancy New Year's Eve dinner. If you use sea scallops and not bay scallops, cut them into quarters before adding them to the pasta."

New Year Spinach Fettuccine with Scallops Recipe

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PREP TIME	5 Min
COOK TIME	20 Min
READY IN	25 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1/2 pound dry fettuccine pasta
6 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
salt and pepper to taste
3/4 pound scallops
4 cloves garlic, sliced
2 (4.5 ounce) cans sliced mushrooms, drained
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 cup white wine
ground black pepper to taste

What to Drink?
	Chardonnay
	World's Greatest Martini
	Special Lemonade

DIRECTIONS

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and reserve. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat 1 to 2 tablespoons of oil and add spinach and salt and pepper to taste. Saute spinach for 5 to 7 minutes or until wilted and no longer watery. Remove spinach from skillet and toss with pasta; transfer and keep warm.
In the same skillet, heat 2 more tablespoons of oil and add scallops and 2 cloves of sliced garlic. Cook scallops for 1 to 2 minutes or until they appear opaque. Add scallops and garlic to fettuccine and spinach mix; transfer and keep warm.
In the same skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of oil. Add 2 more cloves of sliced garlic and saute until golden. Add mushrooms, soup and white wine to skillet. Stir over medium heat for 8 minutes or until warm. Pour over fettuccine and spinach and add ground black pepper to taste; serve.