Italian Crab and Pasta Recipe

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Italian Crab and Pasta
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  1. Pour olive oil into a 12-inch frying pan (with sides at least 2 in. tall) or 6- to 8-quart pan over medium heat. When warm, add crabs in the shell and cook, stirring occasionally, until juices leak into pan, 5 to 7 minutes. With tongs, transfer crab pieces to a large serving bowl; cover and keep warm in a 200° oven.
  2. Add tomatoes (including juice), garlic, and basil to pan. With a wooden spoon, scrape any crab bits from bottom of pan. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Boil gently, uncovered, stirring occasionally and crushing tomatoes with a potato masher or spoon and reducing heat as sauce thickens, until sauce is thick and reduced to about 4 1/2 cups, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat. Spoon about a third of the sauce over crabs in the shell; cover loosely and return to oven.
  3. About 15 minutes before sauce is done, in a 6- to 8-quart pan over high heat, bring 3 to 4 quarts water to a boil. Add pasta, stir to separate, and cook just until barely tender to bite, 3 to 4 minutes for dried angel hair pasta, about 2 minutes for fresh linguine. Drain.
  4. Over low heat, add the shelled cooked crab to remaining tomato sauce; stir occasionally until hot, 1 to 2 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Pour drained pasta into sauce and mix well.
  5. Mound pasta in a wide, shallow serving bowl. Remove crab from oven and sprinkle both crab and pasta with parsley.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3455.86 Kcal (14469 kJ)
Calories from fat 931.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 103.54g 159%
Cholesterol 799.32mg 266%
Sodium 3889.37mg 162%
Potassium 5091.2mg 108%
Total Carbs 341.82g 114%
Sugars 20.08g 80%
Dietary Fiber 19.4g 78%
Protein 276.01g 552%
Vitamin C 71.1mg 119%
Iron 1594.1mg 8856%
Calcium 686mg 69%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 210.54 Kcal (881 kJ)
Calories from fat 56.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.31g 159%
Cholesterol 48.7mg 266%
Sodium 236.95mg 162%
Potassium 310.16mg 108%
Total Carbs 20.82g 114%
Sugars 1.22g 80%
Dietary Fiber 1.18g 78%
Protein 16.82g 552%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 119%
Iron 97.1mg 8856%
Calcium 41.8mg 69%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 76.9
    Points
  • 87
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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