Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 sweet Italian sausages, casing removed (about 12 ounces)
- 1 skinless boneless chicken breast (about 6 ounces), cut into 3/4-inch cubes
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus extra for seasoning
- 6 large cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 medium fennel bulb, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 medium red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, diced
- Three 8-ounce bottles clam juice
- One 15-ounce can diced tomatoes in juice
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon finely crumbled stem saffron
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 Turkish bay leaves
- 8 ounces spaghetti, broken into 1-inch lengths
- 8 ounces halibut fillet, cut into eight 1-inch cubes
- 12 small littleneck clams, scrubbed
- 12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/3 cup roughly chopped fresh Italian parsley
Directions
Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a 6-quart Dutch oven. Add the sausages and stir, breaking up the sausages into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 4 minutes. Add the chicken, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Cook until the chicken is no longer pink on the outside, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the chicken and sausage to a medium bowl, using a slotted spoon.
Add the garlic, fennel, onion, bell pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to the pan. Cook until almost tender, about 5 minutes. Add the clam juice, tomatoes with juices, paprika, saffron, cayenne and bay leaves. Add the spaghetti and cook, uncovered, until almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 9 minutes. Return the chicken and sausage to the pan. Bring the sauce to a simmer. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Add the halibut, clams and shrimp. Cover and cook until the clams open, 4 to 5 minutes. Discard any unopened clams. Remove the cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer gently until fish, shrimp and chicken are just tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the bay leaves and discard. Season with salt and pepper. Mix in the parsley and serve.
















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By chiccook
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on January 20, 2013
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I made this recipe exactly as it was written and it was excellent. My whole family loved it!
By Marsha:-)
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on November 12, 2012
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I made this last night and it was AMAZING...All my guest were raving about it. Very happy with this recipe and will do it again. Thanks again Giada for making look good :-
By yippie100
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on November 11, 2012
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So very yummy! Not as complicated as I afraid it to be. The clam juice makes the seafood flavors comes out so well. Will do it again! Paired it with another Giada recipe of espresso pena cotta for dessert, love her recipes!
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