Easy Crab Linguine
This crab pasta with a simple lemon butter sauce is one of the quickest and tastiest recipes you can whip up with minimal ingredients and loads of flavour!
Ingredients
- 250g/1/2 lbs linguine, spaghetti or pasta of your choice
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 cloves garlic
- 75ml/1/3 cup dry white wine
- ½ lemon, juice only
- 200g/1 cup ready to eat crab meat
- 50g/1/2 cup finely grated fresh Parmesan cheese not pre-grated cheese
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the linguine in a large pot of salted, boiling water according to package instructions.
- Five minutes before the pasta is ready, set a large pan over low heat and melt the butter, add sliced garlic and sauté for 1 minute over very low heat without colouring it, then pour in white wine and lemon juice, turn the heat up to medium and let it reduce for a couple of minutes.
- Stir in the cooked crabmeat and take it off the heat. Drain the pasta once cooked and reserve ½ cup of pasta water. Add the pasta to the pan with the crabmeat and toss to combine, add half of the reserved of pasta water and freshly grated Parmesan cheese(not pre-grated), stir over low heat until the cheese melts and coats the pasta. If the pasta is a bit dry add a splash of pasta water. Your pasta dish should be loose but not swimming in sauce, just lightly coated. Salt to taste. Sprinkle with fresh parsley before serving.
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Notes
- I prefer using sliced garlic over pressed garlic in this pasta dish as it gives milder taste and doesn't overpower the crab.
Nutrition
Calories: 528kcalCarbohydrates: 59gProtein: 28gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 1609mgPotassium: 369mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 721IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 258mgIron: 2mg
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