--- title: "Meatless Friday: Seafood Fettuccine with Spinach" description: For Meatless Friday, Barb Szyszkiewicz offers a seafood pasta recipe that tastes fancy but cooks in less than 30 minutes. image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Seafood-pasta-spinach-F.jpg ---                                           [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2020/02/14/meatless-friday-seafood-fettuccine-with-spinach/#) [MEATLESS FRIDAY](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/meatless-friday) # Meatless Friday: Seafood Fettuccine with Spinach Feb 14, 2020 12:00:33 PM  |  by [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs) ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Seafood-pasta-spinach-F.jpg) *For Meatless Friday, Barb Szyszkiewicz offers a seafood pasta recipe that tastes fancy but cooks in less than 30 minutes.* --- Church cookbooks are always fun to page through when you're searching for dinner inspiration. I found the base for this recipe in a 2003 cookbook from St. Francis Chapel & City Ministry, a Franciscan outreach in Providence, RI, which has since closed. The original recipe seemed very bland, so I added some extra touches -- and the spinach. Gather up all your ingredients ahead of time; the sauce cooks in just the time it takes to prepare the pasta. Try this one for an at-home date night! ### Seafood Fettuccine with Spinach Makes 4 servings 1 TBL butter 4 tsp flour 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper (optional) 1 1/2 cup half-and-half 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper (or to taste) 1 (6-oz) package imitation crab or lobster 2 cups fresh spinach 10 oz fettuccine (weigh before cooking - about 2/3 of the box) 1 TBL fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish Begin boiling water for pasta before you start the sauce. Melt butter in skillet and sauté garlic for a couple of minutes until it becomes aromatic. If you're using crushed red pepper, add it along with the garlic. Stir in flour. Slowly add half-and-half and cook over low heat, stirring often with a whisk, until the mixture thickens and becomes smooth. Do not let the sauce come to a boil. Add Parmesan and black pepper and whisk until smooth. When pasta is about halfway done, add the crab and spinach to the pan with the sauce and stir occasionally until heated through. Drain finished pasta and toss with the sauce. Sprinkle with parsley.    ![null](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/20220527%20BSzyszkiewicz%205.jpg?width=1080&name=20220527%20BSzyszkiewicz%205.jpg) --- *Copyright 2020 Barb Szyszkiewicz* ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2020%2F02%2F14%2Fmeatless-friday-seafood-fettuccine-with-spinach%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2020%2F02%2F14%2Fmeatless-friday-seafood-fettuccine-with-spinach%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2020%2F02%2F14%2Fmeatless-friday-seafood-fettuccine-with-spinach%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Meatless%20Friday%3A%20Seafood%20Fettuccine%20with%20Spinach) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2020%2F02%2F14%2Fmeatless-friday-seafood-fettuccine-with-spinach%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2020%2F02%2F14%2Fmeatless-friday-seafood-fettuccine-with-spinach%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/BSzyszkiewicz%202022.jpg) ### [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs) Barb Szyszkiewicz, senior editor at [CatholicMom.com](http://catholicmom.com), is a wife, mom of 3 young adults, and a Secular Franciscan. Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading, and is a music minister at her parish. Find her blog at [FranciscanMom](http://franciscanmom.com) and her family’s favorite recipes with nutrition information at [Cook and Count](http://cookandcount.wordpress.com). Barb is the author of *[The Handy Little Guide to Prayer](https://amzn.to/2LQB2oL)* and * [The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours](https://amzn.to/3wbDB8k)*, available from Our Sunday Visitor. ## Related Blog Articles [ Meatless Friday: Speedy Shrimp and Cabbage Stir-Fry Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/meatless-friday-speedy-shrimp-and-cabbage-stir-fry) [ Meatless Friday: Baked Scallops Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2020/03/20/meatless-friday-baked-scallops/) [ Meatless Friday: Simple Shrimp Creole Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/meatless-friday-simple-shrimp-creole) ## Comments ## Donate now [![Support Catholic Mom](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545) [![CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png?width=1806&height=731&name=CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png "CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) ##### Subscribe to Catholic Momcast on iTunes or Spotify [![itunes-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/itunes-logo-black.svg)](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-momcast/id1362352357)[![spotify-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/spotify-logo-black.svg)](https://open.spotify.com/show/15CoipHL7z61IDcYErV0b8?si=hqaQJSxDQgq7S1hxCwsoxQ) ##### CatholicMom on Social Networks [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) ##### About Catholic Mom [Who We Are](https://www.catholicmom.com/about-us) [Contact Us](https://www.catholicmom.com/contact) [Support CatholicMom.com](https://www.catholicmom.com/support-us)   ##### Associated Links [Holy Cross Family Ministries](https://www.hcfm.org/) [Family Rosary](https://www.familyrosary.org/) [Family Theater Productions](https://www.familytheater.org/) [Congregation of the Holy Cross](https://www.holycrossusa.org/) [Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C.](https://www.fatherpeyton.org/) [The Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life](https://www.peytonfamilyinstitute.org/) ### **Stay connected!** Don’t miss a thing! 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