PASTA WITH CRAB

Pasta With Crab image

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories dinner, easy, quick, pastas, appetizer, main course, side dish

Time 20m

Yield 3 or 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

Salt to taste
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons slivered or minced garlic
2 dried red chilies, or to taste
1 pound pasta
1/2 pound crab meat, or more
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves

Steps:

Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and salt it. Put oil, garlic, chilies and a pinch of salt in a saucepan large enough to hold cooked pasta and turn heat to medium-low. Cook, shaking pan, until garlic just begins to color; turn off heat.
When water boils, cook pasta. When it is just about done, turn heat under oil back to low and add crab; stir once or twice. Drain pasta (reserve a bit of cooking water), and toss it in crab sauce to coat. If mixture seems a bit dry, add reserved cooking water or more olive oil. Stir in parsley, adjust seasoning, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 635, UnsaturatedFat 16 grams, Carbohydrate 86 grams, Fat 20 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 25 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 457 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams