Baked Seafood Platter Recipe – It’s rare when I am faced with preparing dinner without the slightest clue as to what to we could eat.
On Monday, I hoped an easy menu would come to mind as I walked through the grocery store.
You know the routine – some of this, some of that and a generous helping of the other.
Easy To Prepare Baked Seafood Platter
By then I was walking past the seafood counter. The sea scallops were perfect, the shrimp was on sale and a thick halibut fillet was calling my name.
Why not add crab leg clusters? In a matter of minutes, I had all the seafood ingredients for a grand meal.
Invite friends and set the table with nautical themed dinnerware
There was just one problem. It was not my kitchen and did not have the proper pots and pans.
Recently, when preparing ready-to-eat portioned meals for my elderly mother, I’ve started using as many disposable and re-usable pans as possible.
I have also figured out how to streamline the cooking process for certain meals.
As a result, meals have also become very “transportable“!
The only issue on Monday evening was how to time the different foods to all be cooked and ready at the same time 🙂
Here is how I prepared the New England style seafood platter in under an hour.
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Make Oven Bags A Pantry Staple!
Parchment or heat resistant nylon oven bags in all sizes now occupy an entire shelf of my pantry.
We all know they are perfect to line slow cookers but I reach for them all the time to marinate all types of meats.
I was shocked at how quickly a turkey cooked in one of these oven bags. Preparing this New England style seafood dinner is just as quick and easy!
Needless to say, this dinner can be as varied as you want it to be.
Substitute the crab legs with lobster tails or whole Maine lobsters. Add clams or mussels like our favorite Johnny’s Blues wild Maine mussels.
A side of chowder never hurts and a basket full of fresh bread is always welcome.
All that’s missing is an ocean breeze.
