Simple & easy shellfish recipes
Look for clams, mussels and scallops and more to be the stars in your seafood show. We’ve put together our favourite shellfish recipes (and many classics, including spaghetti vongole and lobster thermidor) to help build up your confidence cooking with them. AND bring back those seaside holiday memories! If you buy in season, shellfish can be great value, too.
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Traybake recipes
Saganaki-style prawn and feta traybake
Inspired by the favourite Greek recipe, this flavour-packed traybake combines sweet juicy prawns, courgettes and...

Christmas starter recipes
Classic prawn cocktail
Make our classic prawn cocktail when you want to whip up a starter in just...

Budget pasta recipes
Chilli tomato and prawn pasta
A quick Mediterranean-style pasta dish that’s made with chilli, tomato and prawn – perfect for...

Prawn recipes
Skagen (prawn salad)
A super quick, Scandi-style spin on a prawn cocktail. Serve on rye sourdough crispbreads for...

Thai curry recipes
Thai green prawn curry
Chill after a long week with a bowl of something spicy and make our 30-minute...

Scallop recipes
Scallops with lemon, basil and chilli brown butter
We used delicious. Produce Award-winning scallops, from The Ethical Shellfish Company, to create this simple...

Thai curry recipes
Quick Thai red prawn curry
We’ve used a good quality spice paste to make this curry in a hurry. Combined...

Simple & easy shellfish recipes
Garlic and oloroso clams
This sensual Spanish recipe for two combines clams, sherry and crusty bread (for mopping up...

Prawn recipes
Brown shrimp pasta with garlic and chives
This simple midweek pasta recipe uses few, but tasty, ingredients including brown shrimp, butter, garlic...

Scallop recipes
Scallops in their shells
Make chef Tom Kitchin’s scallops in their shells – served with a creamy, French-style sauce...

Crab recipes
Crab linguine with chilli and coriander
An easy crab linguine made with white crabmeat, chilli and wine. Serves 6 as a...

Summer recipes
Moules marinières
A quick and classic French recipe for mussels with white wine and cream – this...

Prawn recipes
Smoky prawns with tomato and coriander
This spicy, Spanish-style starter kicks off a romantic meal in style. Turn up the heat...

Tapas recipes
King prawns with garlic and chilli (gambas al...
Try this easy recipe for garlic and juicy chilli king prawns as part of a...

Sandwich recipes
New Orleans oyster po’boy sandwich
This fried oyster sandwich is a real lunchtime treat. Use good-quality fresh mayonnaise or make...

Lobster recipes
Connecticut hot lobster rolls
These lobster rolls are a quick and easy summery treat and go well with a...

Prawn recipes
Potted shrimp
Serve this seaside classic with brown bread and lemon wedges as a satisfying starter.

Spaghetti recipes
Spaghetti vongole
A classic Italian pasta dish, this spaghetti vongole recipe is so easy to make and...

Scallop recipes
Scallops and bacon with spring onion mash
This sumptuous scallop dinner, served with creamy mashed potatoes, looks impressive and tastes divine but...

Prawn recipes
Spaghetti frutti di mare
In this classic Italian ‘fruit of the sea’ dish, seafood – clams, squid, prawns –...

Lobster recipes
Grilled lobster thermidor
This special grilled lobster thermidor recipe is a lot easier to prepare than you might...

Prawn recipes
Achari theenga, pickled spiced prawns
An achari theenga recipe, or pickled spiced prawns, that illustrates the rich marinated flavours used...

Prawn recipes
Masala jheenga (Goan prawn curry)
Go Goan with this masala jheenga recipe, or prawn curry, it is tasty and quite...

Simple & easy shellfish recipes
Oysters and stout
If you like oysters then you’ll love this simple combination of salty shellfish and a...