This Crab Pasta With Tomatoes and Lemon Garlic Sauce is a light and fresh, crab and pasta dish that's a perfect one-dish wonder to impress!Using fresh and simple ingredients, from the lemon, garlic, and herb sauce, to compliment succulent fresh crab. Make this light and refreshing crab pasta recipe in just 20 minutes!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean, Pacific Coast, Seafood
Keyword 20 minute meals, Crab and pasta recipe, crab meat recipe, Dungeness crab, easy seafood dinner, lemon garlic herb sauce
Pick through the crab meat to remove any shells, then place in the fridge until ready to serve.
Add all the dry sauce ingredients to a food processor and pulse until they're finely chopped. While the processor is on, slowly mix in the wet ingredients until combined.
Place the sauce in the fridge to cool while preparing the rest of the dish.
Cook the angel hair pasta to al dente, per the package instructions. While it's cooking, prepare the sauteed tomatoes.
In a medium-sized skillet on medium-high heat, heat the olive oil then drop in green onions and tomatoes. Sautee on each side for a couple of minutes. You'll know they're done when the tomatoes are just starting to soften. Avoid overcooking by removing them from the heat immediately and setting them aside in a bowl to cool.
Drain the pasta and allow it to cool.
In a pasta bowl or rimmed plate, plate the pasta, then top with the sauce, then a spoonful of tomatoes and green onions, then the crab meat.
Sprinkle extra salt, pepper, and a squeeze of lemon juice to serve.
Notes
Mix the pasta in the sauce if you'd like prior to serving. This ensures you have an even amount of sauce per pasta ratio. Store in the fridge for up to 2 days.Use any kind of crab meat. I am using Dungeness crab that we catch ourselves, as with just about all my crab dishes. Other crab options are Alaskan king crab, rock crab, or crab legs also work. Pick the meat, and don't forget to pick through for shells prior to serving. There's also one or two in there.*nutritional info is an estimate. Use other tools to get a more accurate calculation.