Memorial Day Recipes

Crab Linguine

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Crab Linguine

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This pasta is packed with lots of delicious flavors.

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Serving Size / Yield

4-6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1/3 C. olive oil
  • 3 lg. garlic cloves, crushed
  • crushed red pepper
  • 2 pts. cherry tomatoes, halved
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 8 oz. fresh lump crabmeat
  • 8 basil leaves, torn into bits
  • 1 lb. linguine

Directions

Pour the oil into a large skillet. Add garlic cloves and a pinch of red pepper. Cook over medium heat. Press down on the garlic once with the back of a spoon. Cook for 4 minutes. Remove garlic. Add the tomatoes and salt and pepper to taste. Cook until tomatoes have softened, 10 minutes. Gently stir in the crab and basil. Remove from heat. Bring 4 qts. water to a boil in a large pot. Add 2 Tbs. salt then the pasta. Push pasta down so that it is completely covered with water. Stir. Cook over high heat until pasta is al dente. Drain pasta. Add it to the pan with the sauce. Toss over high heat for 1 minute. Serve.

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