Crab and Zucchini Linguine
Created by ImPat on October 25, 2014
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #15152
Ingredients
- 250 grams crab (2-3 blue manna crabs)
- 4 zucchini (small)
- 1/4 cup oil (olive oil)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 red chilies (deseeded and finely sliced down the length of the chilli)
- Salt (to taste)
- Pepper (to taste)
- 500 grams fresh linguine pasta
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley (roughly chopped)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 whole lemon (cut into wedges, to serve)
How to Make
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Step 1: Pick through the crab meat to ensure there is no shell.
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Step 2: Finely shred the zucchinis or either coarsely grate them or use a mandolin to slice.
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Step 3: 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.
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Step 4: Add the garlic and chillies and cook for a couple of minutes longer.
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Step 5: Season well with the salt and pepper and fold through the crab meat.
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Step 6: Meanwhile cook the linguine in salted water - this should not take more than 2 minutes.
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Step 7: Lightly drain the linguine and then mix through the crab mixture.
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Step 8: Fold through the parsley and lemon juice and then serve with the lemon wedges.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (509.8 g)
- Calories 601.9
- Total Fat - 17.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.5 g
- Cholesterol - 125.9 mg
- Sodium - 866.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 84.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.2 g
- Sugars - 4.7 g
- Protein - 29.2 g
- Calcium - 99.2 mg
- Iron - 7.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 68.2 mg
- Thiamin - 1.1 mg