Creamy Crabby Pasta Recipes

WHITE SAUCE CRAB PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta as directed on the box.
• Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add the onion and cook, stirring often until softened, for about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the flour and cook for about 1 minute.
• Stir in the clam juice, cream and garlic powder.
• Bring to a boil, stirring continuously.
• Drain pasta and return to the pot.
• Stir in the imitation crab and cream sauce.
• Toss to combine all the ingredients.
• Garnish with cilantro or parsley if desired.

CRAB PASTA IN A CREAMY GARLIC WHITE WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta and set aside.
• Melt butter in small skillet. Add garlic and onion and cook until tender. Add wine and cook until liquid reduces to half. Add salt and pepper.
• In large skillet, heat 1 tbs butter and flour. Cook until smooth. Add milk slowly, stirring to smooth out. Add onion mixture, stir, Add crab meat, stir. Add pasta and stir.
• Serve with grated romano cheese.

CREAMY CRAB & PEA PASTA

Steps:

• Boil a large pan of salted water. Tip in the pasta, then cook for about 7 mins. Add the peas, then cook for 2-3 mins more until both are cooked through.
• Drain in a colander, reserving a little cooking water, then tip back into the pan with the crabmeat and crème fraîche. Stir well with most of the remaining ingredients, adding a little of the pasta cooking water if the mixture seems a little dry. Serve sprinkled with a little extra chopped chilli, parsley and lemon zest.

CREAMY PASTA WITH IMITATION CRAB

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• At the same time, heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic to the hot oil; cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in imitation crab and heat for 2 minutes.
• Begin cooking rotini. Add to the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
• While the pasta is cooking, stir half-and-half and parsley into the crab sauce; bring to a simmer. Continue to simmer crab sauce, adding pasta water as necessary, while pasta is finishing.
• Drain pasta.
• Mix Parmesan cheese into crab sauce and heat until melted, about 2 minutes. Serve over pasta.

CREAMY CRAB PASTA SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. When the water is boiling, ladle a scoop or two over the sun-dried tomatoes in a heat-proof bowl, and set it aside. (If sun-dried tomatoes are in oil, skip the soaking step.)
• Add the pasta to the remaining boiling water, and cook according to package instructions until it's al dente.
• Drain and rinse the pasta with cold water, then set aside to cool completely.
• Combine the mayonnaise, ground cumin, salt, and red wine vinegar in a large bowl, and whisk until smooth and creamy.
• Finely dice your onion and parsley, and slice the olives. Then, add them to the bowl with the dressing.
• Remove the sun-dried tomatoes from the water, and gently pat them dry to remove excess moisture. Slice thinly, then add to the dressing.
• Stir to combine the add-ins with the dressing until lightly coated, then add in the cool pasta, and stir again to coat.
• Pick through the crabmeat to remove any shells, and add it to the pasta salad. Fold the crab in gently.
• Chill at least 30 minutes, then serve cold.

CREAMY CRABBY PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add farfalle pasta. Cook 12 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, blend the cream of celery soup, milk, and cream cheese. Mix in the imitation crabmeat and green onions.
• In a bowl, toss together the pasta, imitation crabmeat mixture, and frozen green peas.

CREAMY LEMON-BASIL SHRIMP PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
• While the pasta is cooking, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season shrimp with salt and pepper; add to the pan and cook 30 seconds per side. Remove to a plate.
• Add shallots to the skillet and cook for 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in chicken broth, lemon zest, and 1/2 of the lemon juice; heat for 2 minutes. Reserve remaining lemon juice for another use.
• Add cream and bring to a simmer. Return shrimp to the skillet and cook until heated through and pink, 2 to 3 minutes. Add basil.
• Drain spaghetti, reserving 1/4 to 1/2 cup pasta water.
• Add spaghetti to the skillet. Add pasta water as needed and pepper flakes; toss to coat. Season with pepper if desired.