Best 16 Crab And Pasta Recipes

CREAMY CRAB AND PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta shells 10 to 12 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• In a bowl, blend the sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, honey mustard, and dill. Season with salt and pepper.
• In a large bowl, toss together the cooked pasta, sour cream mixture, crabmeat, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, and green onions. Cover and chill until serving.

IMITATION CRAB AND PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package. Rinse until cool under cold tap water. Leave to drain well in a colander.
• Chop crab meat in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, chop all desired veggies. Add pasta and all seasonings. Fold in mayo (and sour cream, if using). Adjust mayo and seasonings to personal taste. Gently fold in the crab meat.
• Refrigerate. Stir again before serving, adding more mayo if needed.

CRAB AND SHRIMP PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the pasta, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain, and rinse under cold water to cool. Transfer to a large bowl, and set aside.
• In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper. Pour over the pasta and stir to coat. Add the crab, shrimp, tomatoes, cucumber, black olives and bell pepper; mix gently to coat with the dressing. Taste, and adjust seasoning if desired. If the pasta is too dry, mix in more mayonnaise.

CRAB AND SHRIMP BOIL PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil for the pasta.
• As the water heats, in a Dutch oven or pot, sear sausage in oil over medium-high heat. Stir occasionally until the sausage browns, about 5 minutes. Transfer the sausage to a plate to drain, and discard pan drippings.
• Add butter to the pot. When it melts, add garlic and sauté until fragrant. (Be careful not to burn the garlic.)
• Stir in broth, and add seafood seasoning, Cajun seasoning, red-pepper flakes and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook about 5 minutes, then taste and adjust for seasonings. Set aside 1/2 cup garlic broth for serving.
• Cook pasta in salted water according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
• Add crab meat to the broth and gently stir until heated through. Add pasta and toss with tongs until evenly coated. Pour pasta into large serving bowl, then top with sausage and the sheet-pan shrimp boil. Drizzle the reserved garlic broth on top of the mixture. Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.

PASTA WITH PEAS, CRAB, AND BASIL

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil, and generously add salt. Stir in pasta; cook according to package instructions until it is al dente. Transfer to a colander, and let drain.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add shallots, and cook until they are translucent and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add peas, and season with salt and pepper; cook until peas are tender and bright green, 4 to 5 minutes. Add crab, and continue cooking, stirring constantly, until it is heated through, about 1 minute more. Add the pasta, and stir to combine.
• Stir in cream and basil, and cook until mixture is just heated through. Remove from heat; season with salt and pepper. Divide among serving plates, and garnish with basil. Serve immediately.

CAJUN CRAB AND SHRIMP PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Melt stick of butter in a saute pan and add garlic to taste.
• 2. Saute the shrimp over medium heat until no longer pink and add the cajun seasoning to taste. Remove from heat. Then add the crab meat, Mix well and set aside.
• 3. Add cooked pasta to a large mixing bowl along with chopped onion and mayo and sour cream.
• Now add, Onion powder, Garlic powder, Accent, Mrs. Dash and Sweet Relish and mix well. ALL SPICES ARE TO TASTE. DO NOT ADD ANY SALT TO PASTA MIX AS THE MEAT WILL ADD SALT.
• Add the meat mixture to the pasta mixture and mix well. If you. Eed to add more MAYO do no now.
• Transfer to a serving bowl and top with Cayenne pepper. Chill 2-3 hours and serve cold.

CURRIED CRAB AND SHRIMP PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook fusilli in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain well and transfer to a serving bowl and keep warm.
• While pasta is cooking, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and 1/2 cup parsley; cook until onion is tender and has turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in curry powder. Add shrimp and crabmeat. Cook and stir for 4 minutes. Stir in cream, Parmesan, salt, and pepper. Bring to a gentle boil and cook until sauce thickens, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour sauce over pasta and toss to coat. Garnish with remaining parsley.

CRAB PASTA WITH SNAP PEAS AND MINT

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Add pasta and boil until al dente according to package directions. Reserve 1 cup pasta water, then drain.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Whisk in 1/2 cup pasta water, then stir in snap peas, scallions, chile flakes and a large pinch of salt. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until peas are tender. Stir in lemon zest and mix well.
• Add drained pasta to the pan along with crab, 1/3 cup mint, the lemon juice and black pepper. Toss, adding more pasta water if the mixture looks dry, until warmed through. Remove from heat and serve topped with remaining mint, a drizzle of oil, more lemon if you'd like, and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt.

IMITATION CRAB AND PASTA ALFREDO BAKE

Steps:

• Slice the squashes and dice the mushroom and onion.
• Combine the Alfredo sauce, pasta, crab, onions, mushrooms, squash, zucchini, parsley and pepper flakes in a large bowl and toss to coat.
• Transfer mixture to a greased 13x9x2 baking dish and cover with cheese.
• Cover and bake at 325°F for 35 minutes.
• Toss bread crumbs and butter and sprinkle over casserole.
• Bake uncovered an additional 5 to 10 minutes to brown.

CREAMY CRAB AND PEA PASTA

Steps:

• Boil a large pan of salted water. Tip in the pasta and cook for about 7 minutes.
• Add the peas and cook for a further 2-3 minutes until both are cooked through.
• Drain in a colander, reserving a little cooking water then tip back into the pan with the crabmeat and creme fraiche.
• Stir well with the remaining ingredients.
• Stir in a little of the reserved cooking water if the mixture seems a little dry.
• Serve.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA AND CRAB WITH ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare pasta according to package directions.
• Heat sauce and crabmeat in medium saucepan until hot; add pasta, heat through.
• Top with cheese.

CRAB AND PASTA

Steps:

• Boil water for the angel hair. Put oil in frying/stir frying pan on medium to medium high heat. Add chopped garlic before the oil heats up to get the maximum garlic flavor. Add your chopped crab meat and about half the basil. Lower the heat to medium. At this time you will want to add the angel hair to the water. Allow the crab meat to soften. It is ready when the meat is soft but not mushy. This shouldn't take much more than 6 minutes, real crab meat may take longer than packaged. Once the pasta is cooked allow it to drain while adding the plum tomatoes and the rest of the basil to the crab mix. Reduce the heat to low upon adding. Let the tomatoes cook for 1 minute then add the pasta to the mix. You can add a little basil to each plant for added taste. Serve while hot.

CRAB AND WHITE WINE PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water according to packet direction and then drain BUT reserving 1/4 cup of cooking water and then return pasta to pan.
• Meanwhile heat oil and butter in a large frying pan on medium, until butter is foaming and add tomatoes and garlic and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until tomatoes begin to soften.
• Using back of a spoon, lightly crush tomatoes to release juices and add wine and simmer, stirring occasionalyy, for 15 minutes, until sauce thickens slightly and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Add cream, crabmeat and reserved cooking water and simmer, stirring gently, for 1 to 2 minutes until heated through and then stir through basil.
• Add sauce to pasta and gently toss to combine and divide pasta between serving bowls, scatter over parmesan and serve.

ADMIRED AVOCADO AND CRAB PASTA

Steps:

• Make salsa. mix red onion, avocade, tomatoes , coriander, lime juice and 1 tbso of olive oil. season and set aside.
• Heat the remaining oil in a pan and cook the garlic and chilli for 30 secnds. Add the crabmeat and heat through.
• Drain the pasta and return to the pan, stir in the carabmeat mixture and half of the salsa. Divide between for plates and spoon on the remaining salsa.

KEY LIME PASTA WITH CRAB AND MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat olive oil. Add shallots.
• Saute slowly for 1 minute.
• Add the two mustards and white wine.
• Cook and stir for 1 minute, then add cream.
• Simmer til thickened.
• Add lobster or crab, cayenne, and salt and pepper to sauce.
• Add the sauce to the hot pasta and toss.
• Garnish with lime zest. Serve.

CRAB AND PASTA PRIMAVERA

Steps:

• Begin thawing crab meat by immersing cellophane package in warm water.Cook pasta according to package directions drain, return to pot, cover and keep warm if necessary.Meanwhile, in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter or margarine in oil. Add zucchini sauté for 1 minute or until zucchini is golden. Add mushrooms and peas sauté for 30 seconds or until peas are thawed. Transfer about 1/2 cup of the vegetables to a small bowl cover and keep warm. Reduce heat to medium.Melt butter or margarine in skillet with remaining vegetables. Stir in cream, cheese, basil and pepper. When hot, transfer to a medium bowl cover and keep warm.Cut crab meat into 1/2 -inch pieces. In skillet over medium heat, simmer crab meat in a small amount of water just until heated through drain. Add crab meat and creamed vegetable mixture to drained pasta toss gently to mix. Transfer to a large serving plate and top with reserved vegetables.Serve with Parmesan cheese.