Crab Pasta
This 30-minute crab pasta recipe is so elegant and something a little different for a special occasion! It has a lovely parmesan cream sauce with Italian herbs and fresh tomatoes.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 8 ounces uncooked bucatini (or other pasta)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 medium tomatoes chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Juice and zest of 1/2 medium lemon (about 1 tbsp juice)
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 cup heavy/whipping cream
- 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 8 ounces cooked crab meat see note
- 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese + extra for serving
- Salt & pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley or to taste
Instructions
- Boil a salted pot of water and cook the pasta al dente according to package directions.
- Add butter to a skillet over medium heat. Once melted, cook the garlic for about 1 minute.
- Add the tomatoes, Italian seasoning, lemon juice and zest, Dijon mustard, and cream. Stir until smooth, then let it simmer for about 5 minutes or until the tomatoes start to soften/fall apart.
- In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch with 1 teaspoon of cold water and stir it into the skillet.
- Add the crab and parmesan to the sauce and cook it for a few minutes until it's warmed through and the sauce has thickened up a bit.
- If the sauce gets too thick, reserve some of the hot pasta water and add it to the sauce.
- Once the pasta is cooked, drain it, add it to the skillet, and toss it with the sauce. Season with salt & pepper as needed, and sprinkle with the chopped parsley. Serve with extra grated parmesan cheese if desired.
Notes
- For the crab meat, I buy it through a local British Columbia fish monger. A 1 lb. bag contains two sections of cooked wild Dungeness Crab (so, about 8 ounces of crab meat once you discard the shells). Some grocery stores sell ready to eat crab meat in 8 oz. containers (find them in the refrigerated fish/seafood section). You can use canned crab if you like the flavor. Imitation crab works too as an affordable option. Anything around 8 oz (or more!) will work fine.
Nutrition
Calories: 550kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 141mg | Sodium: 596mg | Potassium: 447mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1375IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 227mg | Iron: 1mg
