Best 7 Amazing Crab Pasta Shells Recipes

AMAZING CRAB STUFFED PASTA SHELLS

Steps:

• Beat together the cream cheese, mayonnaise, sugar, lemon juice, cayenne, salt, and pepper until smooth using hand mixer or food processor.
• Fold in the crab meat, shrimp, and scallions until evenly combined.
• Stuff the shells with the mixture and place on a serving dish.
• Cover tightly and refrigerate for at least an hour and up to 12 hours before serving.
• Can cut the shells in half prior to serving as these are very filling.

PASTA WITH SOFT SHELL CRABS

Steps:

• In a very deep skillet or broad saucepan, warm oil, garlic, and chile flakes over low heat; do not let garlic brown. When garlic is soft, at least 5 minutes, add crabs (keep heat low to medium low; liquid in pan should barely bubble) and cover. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it.
• Let the crabs cook until they give up all their liquid and become firm, about 15 minutes. When crabs are almost done, begin cooking pasta. When crabs are done, use tongs to remove them and hold them while cutting up with scissors. Return to pan.
• Drain pasta when it is barely tender, a little short of how you'd want to eat it, reserving some cooking water. Add pasta to crabs and toss together over medium heat with pan juices and black pepper, adding some cooking water and a little more oil if necessary. (The amount of each will depend on how much more cooking the pasta needs, and how much liquid the crabs exuded.) Add parsley, taste and adjust seasoning as necessary. When pasta is perfectly cooked, serve.

JUMBO SHELLS STUFFED WITH CRABMEAT

Steps:

• Cook pasta shells, gently until al dente.
• Remove with a slotted spoon to drain.
• While still hot mix carefully with 1 tablespoon olive oil, 2.
• tablespoons lemon juice and 1 tablespoon parsley.
• Drain any juice from crabmeat, discard juice.
• Mix the crab with remaining olive oil, lemon juice, capers, nuts, parsley, salt and cayenne pepper.
• Stuff shells and refrigerate until shortly before serving.
• Arrange lettuce on salad places, add 2 shells per plate.
• Drizzle lightly with vinaigrette dressing.
• Garnish with watercress and lemon wedges.
• Cooking time is fridge time.

FAVORITE CRAB PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large serving bowl, combine the coleslaw, mayonnaise, onion, dill and salt. Stir in crab., Drain pasta and rinse in cold water. Add to coleslaw mixture; toss to coat. Chill until serving.

AMAZING CRAB SHELLS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil; add pasta shells; boil until al dente. Drain well.
• In large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, crab, shrimp, onion, celery, mayonnaise, sugar, salt, pepper, and lemon juice; mix well.
• Stuff cream cheese mixture into the jumbo pasta shells. Chill for at least 2 hours before serving.

AMAZING CRAB SHELLS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil, and add pasta shells; boil until al dente. Drain well.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, crab, shrimp, onion, celery, mayonnaise, sugar, salt, pepper and lemon juice; mix well.
• Stuff cream cheese mixture into the jumbo pasta shells. Chill for at least 2 hours before serving.

AMAZING CRAB SHELLS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil, and add pasta shells; boil until al dente. Drain well.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, crab, shrimp, onion, celery, mayonnaise, sugar, salt, pepper and lemon juice; mix well.
• Stuff cream cheese mixture into the jumbo pasta shells. Chill for at least 2 hours before serving.