Crab linguine is a classic seafood dish that combines succulent crab meat with tender linguine pasta in a rich and flavorful sauce. Whether you prefer a creamy, tomato-based, or garlicky sauce, there are countless variations of this dish to satisfy your cravings. Discover the secrets to cooking the perfect crab linguine, from selecting the freshest ingredients to mastering the art of combining flavors and creating a harmonious balance between the delicate crab meat and the flavorful sauce. Unleash your culinary skills and embark on a journey to savor the deliciousness of this iconic seafood pasta dish.
Here are our top 13 tried and tested recipes!
BASIL-LEMON CRAB LINGUINE
I always add herbs to pasta to really punch up the flavor. This linguine looks and tastes like it's from a five-star restaurant. We love it. -Tonya Burkhard, Palm Coast, Florida
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cook linguine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add jalapeno and garlic; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until tender. Stir in lemon zest and juice. Add crab; heat through, stirring gently., Drain linguine; add to skillet. Sprinkle with basil, salt and pepper; toss to combine.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 392 calories, Fat 18g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 161mg cholesterol, Sodium 856mg sodium, Carbohydrate 35g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 23g protein.
CRAB LINGUINE
My husband loves this dish and can prepare this one himself! Got it out of an ad for Louis Kemp Seafood products. We have used imitation lobster and crab. I bet it would be awesome with shrimp.
Provided by Naner
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cook pasta according to package direction.
- On low to medium heat, saute garlic and oregano in butter for 1 minute, stir frequently.
- Add tomatoes and stir 3 minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients, until cheese is melted.
- Serve sauce over hot cooked pasta.
CRAB LINGUINE
Becky Moldenhauer of La Crescent, Minnesota lightened up the creamy sauce for this delicious seafood pasta dish after seeing it in a cookbook. "My entire family loves it," she notes. "In fact, they always ask for seconds."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 50m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cook linguine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring broth to a boil; cook until reduced to 1/3 cup. Stir in milk and evaporated milk; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until reduced to about 1-1/3 cups, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. , In a skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Add the crab, onion, lemon juice, salt and pepper; heat through. , Drain linguine; place in a serving bowl. Toss with Parmesan cheese and remaining butter. Add sauce and toss to coat.
Nutrition Facts :
EASY CRAB LINGUINE
Steps:
- Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until al dente.
- Meanwhile, melt butter or margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook till transparent.
- Mix flour into butter or margarine mixture to make a paste. Add warmed milk, and stir until well mixed. Heat gently, and when milk is quite hot add the parmesan. Stir until cheese is melted and sauce is thick. Don't boil. Stir in the crab, heat through.
- Drain pasta. Serve sauce over hot noodles.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 569 calories, Carbohydrate 81.7 g, Cholesterol 57.3 mg, Fat 15.9 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 26.1 g, SaturatedFat 9.1 g, Sodium 915.3 mg, Sugar 15.7 g
CRAB LINGUINE
Steps:
- Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the linguine, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
- Bring water, onion, butter, chicken bouillon granules, lemon juice, garlic powder, parsley, oregano, and pepper to a boil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to simmer until the liquid is reduced, about 10 minutes, then add the imitation crabmeat, and cook for 2 more minutes. Stir in the whipping cream and Swiss cheese until combined. Serve cream sauce over prepared pasta.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 652.6 calories, Carbohydrate 57.8 g, Cholesterol 141.5 mg, Fat 38.9 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 18.8 g, SaturatedFat 23.7 g, Sodium 1264.2 mg, Sugar 7 g
LINGUINE WITH CRAB MEAT
At All'onda in Greenwich Village, the chef Chris Jaeckle channels Venice by way of Japan. This pasta dish, which I enjoyed in his restaurant a few weeks ago, sums it up. Fresh pasta with crab meat and a smidgen of tomato is brightened with yuzu, lemon's racy Japanese cousin. I remembered the dish as I savored the food-friendly, energetic white Bordeaux. The good acidity and citric notes of these wines welcome seafood. Though Mr. Jaeckle's version calls for peekytoe crab, it is all but impossible to find in most retail fish markets, so he allowed for regular lump crab meat. As for the yuzu juice, it's sold in Japanese markets. Look for a refrigerated brand that has no preservatives. You'll have plenty left over, enough to test your cocktail-making chops before dinner.
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories dinner, easy, lunch, pastas, main course
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Combine jalapeño, lemon zest and yuzu juice in a small dish and set aside. Heat half the oil in a large sauté pan. Add the onion and cook on medium-high until it starts to caramelize. Remove it. Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook until they start to brown. Return the onions to the pan, add the tomatoes and cook until they start to dry out. Pulse the mixture in a food processor until very finely chopped. Add the jalapeño mixture and season to taste with salt and togarashi. The mixture should have a touch of heat.
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta. Heat the remaining oil in the sauté pan on low. Add the garlic, cook until it softens, then add the wine. Increase heat to medium high and reduce until the wine films the pan. Add the stock and the tomato mixture. Stir, then add the crab.
- Cook the pasta until it is al dente, about 3 minutes. Drain and add it to the sauté pan. Add the butter. Use tongs to toss all the ingredients together. Divide among 4 warm plates, scatter tarragon on each and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 586, UnsaturatedFat 16 grams, Carbohydrate 57 grams, Fat 25 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 23 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 884 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SPICY CRAB LINGUINE WITH MUSTARD, CRèME FRAîCHE AND HERBS
This pasta dish is impressive, but it is barely any work at all, ideal for an impromptu gathering. The sauce is just warm crème fraîche, highly seasoned, along with a shower of herbs, and just enough green chile to cut the richness. (If you don't want chile, increase the mustard and black pepper, and add lime zest.) Obviously, you'll want the freshest sweetest crabmeat available. Substitute lobster if you can't get crab, or use small shrimp, briefly cooked in butter, and feel free to vary the herbs - basil, mint, dill or chervil would be most welcome.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories dinner, lunch, quick, pastas, main course
Time 20m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Put a large pot of water on to boil. Add linguine and a generous amount of salt and cook until al dente.
- Meanwhile, in a wide skillet, warm the crème fraîche over medium heat. Stir in mustard and cayenne and season with salt and pepper. Add crab meat, stir to coat, and heat through.
- Drain pasta and add to skillet. Toss gently to coat pasta, taking care not to break up the crab meat too much. Add the chile, chives, scallions and tarragon and toss to coat. Transfer to a warm serving dish and garnish with cilantro sprigs.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 428, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 60 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 25 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 533 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams
LINGUINE WITH CRAB, LEMON, CHILE, AND MINT
To make this pasta sing, use the freshest, best-quality crab available, such as jumbo lump crabmeat, Dungeness, or king crab. Adjust the heat from the chiles and the amount of lemon juice to your liking.
Provided by Bon Appétit Test Kitchen
Categories Citrus Fruit Pasta Shellfish Dinner Lemon Mint Seafood Crab Winter Chile Pepper Bon Appétit Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Makes 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.
- Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon butter with 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shallots and stir until just soft, 3-4 minutes. Add garlic and 1 chile and cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice and 3 tablespoons pasta cooking liquid to shallot mixture; add a pinch of pepper. Stir until liquid is almost evaporated, about 1 minute.
- Transfer pasta to skillet and add 1/2 cup reserved pasta cooking liquid. Increase heat to medium-high. Cook, tossing pasta or stirring with tongs, until liquid is almost evaporated and pasta becomes glossy, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining 3 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoon oil, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon lemon zest, crab, half of mint, and more chile rounds, if desired.
- Stir pasta until butter melts and pasta is well coated, adding more pasta cooking liquid if dry. Divide between bowls; top with remaining 1 teaspoon lemon zest and mint. Sprinkle with more lemon juice if desired.
CRAB AND ZUCCHINI LINGUINE
From todays local paper The West Australian. Fresh linguine is stressed as essential (usually can be found in the fridge section of the supermarket and only takes a couple of minutes to cook). Times are estimated.
Provided by ImPat
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Pick through the crab meat to ensure there is no shell.
- Finely shred the zucchinis or either coarsely grate them or use a mandolin to slice.
- Add the olive oil to a wide pan and add the shredded zucchini and cook for a couple of minutes over a high heat until they collapse but have not coloured.
- Add the garlic and chillies and cook for a couple of minutes longer.
- Season well with the salt and pepper and fold through the crab meat.
- Meanwhile cook the linguine in salted water - this should not take more than 2 minutes.
- Lightly drain the linguine and then mix through the crab mixture.
- Fold through the parsley and lemon juice and then serve with the lemon wedges.
LINGUINE CRAB
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield about 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Remove the tough, outer part and stalk of the fennel. Slice the bulb as finely as you can across the grain. Keep any of the green tops.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a thick-bottomed pan, add the garlic, fennel seeds, and chilis and cook to soften. Add the crab, zest and lemon juice, and season. Stir through, just to heat up the crab.
- Cook the linguine in boiling salted water for 5 minutes, then add the fennel slices, and cook together until al dente. Drain the pasta, keeping a little of the water, and add to the crab mixture. Stir thoroughly to combine, adding a little of the reserved water to loosen the sauce, if necessary.
- Serve with olive oil.
CRAB LINGUINE WITH BROCCOLI AND TOMATOES
This is a recipe I made up one night with the ingredients I had on hand. It's very quick to make and it has a great deal of flavor from the "crispy" garlic. Try alternate/additional veggies -- mushrooms, red bell pepper, zucchini, spinach, artichokes, peapods, etc. Or substitute shrimp or scallops for the crab. Most dry or fresh pastas would work in this recipe.
Provided by erinBOberrin
Categories Crab
Time 20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cook noodles according to package directions.
- If using fresh broccoli, steam until tender-crisp.
- If using frozen broccoli, defrost.
- Chop tomatoes.
- While noodles are cooking, heat oil in medium nonstick pan, add garlic- saute until light brown and crispy.
- Add crab and broccoli, saute 2 min.
- Add tomatoes, cook until just heated through.
- Toss with cooked noodles.
- Season with salt, pepper and parmesan cheese if desired.
SPICY CRAB LINGUINE WITH CREME FRAICHE
Steps:
- Put a large pot of water on to boil. Add linguine and a generous amount of salt and cook until al dente. 2. Meanwhile, in a wide skillet, warm the crème fraîche over medium heat. Stir in mustard and cayenne and season with salt and pepper. Add crab meat, stir to coat, and heat through. 3. Drain pasta and add to skillet. Toss gently to coat pasta, taking care not to break up the crab meat too much. Add the chile, chives, scallions and tarragon and toss to coat. Transfer to a warm serving dish and garnish with cilantro sprigs.
LINGUINE WITH CRAB IN SPICY WHITE WINE SAUCE
Steps:
- 1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook linguine until al dente, about 10 minutes. Drain pasta, reserving ½ cup pasta water; set aside. Meanwhile, heat 2 tbsp. oil in a 12" skillet over medium heat. Add pancetta and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and crisp, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer pancetta to a paper towel-lined plate; set aside. 2. Return skillet to medium heat and add garlic and chile; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, 3-4 minutes. Increase heat to high; add crab and wine and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring constantly, until crab is bright red and heated through, 3-4 minutes. Add pasta, reserved cooking liquid, salt, and pepper; using tongs, toss until pasta is coated in sauce. Add reserved pancetta, half the parsley and chives, the lemon zest and juice; toss to combine. Transfer pasta to a serving dish; drizzle with remaining oil and garnish with remaining parsley and chives.
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the flavor of your dish.
- Don't overcook the crab. Crab meat is delicate and can easily become tough if overcooked.
- Use a good quality olive oil. This will help to create a rich, flavorful sauce.
- Season the dish to taste. Add salt and pepper to taste, and adjust the other seasonings as needed.
- Serve the dish immediately. Crab linguine is best enjoyed fresh out of the pan.
Conclusion:
Crab linguine is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a weeknight meal. With its rich, flavorful sauce and tender crab meat, this dish is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a seafood dish that is both elegant and delicious, give crab linguine a try.
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