The Best Recipes to Celebrate the Feast of the Seven Fishes

Loaded with incredible flavor and brimming with seafood, Zuppa di Pesce is a veritable cheat code for the feast of the seven fishes because it includes 5 types of seafood! Cod, calamari, clams, mussels, and shrimp! They’re simmered in a tomato and white wine broth with fennel and is perfect with crusty bread for dipping. If there’s one dish to make for the feast, it’s this one!

One of the most iconic Italian-American seafood dishes, Shrimp Scampi is made with succulent shrimp that’s quickly sauteed in a buttery lemon-garlic-white wine sauce and finished with fresh parsley. This one’s perfect as an appetizer and can be ready in 30 minutes. Be sure to serve with plenty of crusty bread to mop up the delicious sauce!

This Italian Calamari Salad bursts with flavor and texture, from the tender calamari rings and tentacles to the crisp and crunchy celery and red onion, and from the salty green olives to the smoky roasted red peppers. The ingredients are tossed together in a simple lemon and olive oil vinaigrette and is a host’s best friend since it can be made in advance it gets better after sitting in the fridge for a few hours. As much as I love fried calamari, I think this dish is even better because there’s no need to bust out the fryer!

Baked Clams, also known as Clams Oreganata, can be found at nearly every Italian-American restaurant but you’d never guess how easy they are to make at home! With a few simple ingredients like breadcrumbs, garlic, white wine, lemon, and littleneck clams, this amazing appetizer comes together quickly and goes quickly too!

And if you love Baked Clams, give Clams Casino and clams in red sauce a try as well!

Ready in 30 minutes, this intensely flavorful Lobster Oreganta combines lobster tails that are packed with seasoned breadcrumbs and broiled in a garlicky white wine sauce with just a hint of tomato. Finished with fresh parsley and lemon wedges, this simple but impressive dish is a huge hit for any day, but especially for the Feast of the Seven Fishes! And if you’re looking for another lobster hit try spicy lobster fra diavolo.

Whether you’re making crispy fried Baccala Fritters (right), or hearty and saucy Baccala Napoletana with olives, tomatoes, and capers (above), Baccala, also known as salt-cod is a non-negotiable for many Italian-Americans on Christmas Eve. While fresh cod is now widely abundant, it’s the tradition of preparing the salted preserved cod that makes Baccala such a special and beloved ingredient.

If you’ve ever hesitated or felt intimidated to prepare baccala, let our recipes (plus videos) take all the guesswork out of it for you.

There are few things as good and as simple as these steamed Mussels in White Wine Sauce. The white wine sauce is a breeze to make, and as the mussels steam in the sauce, they contribute to the flavor infusing it with a rich seafood flavor. Be sure to serve these mussels with plenty of crusty bread because wasting the sauce would be a crime.

If you prefer a red sauce, give Mussels Marinara a try.

Flounder is one of the most widely available fish in the New York area and there are a plethora of ways to prepare it, fried flounder being one of the most popular. But for the Feast of the Seven Fishes, Spinach Stuffed Flounder is our go-to because it’s extra special. Tender fillets are rolled with a spinach and feta stuffing and baked in a buttery white wine sauce. These are so good, even picky eaters give it rave reviews!