Lemon Garlic Pasta

When it comes to seafood recipes, it can be difficult to find delicious dinners on a budget. That’s where my Seafood Lemon Garlic Pasta comes in! Light and delicious, it uses both imitation crab meat and shrimp to create a fantastic dish that everyone will love. 

If you have real crab meat, you can use that in this recipe as well. I find that I can pick up fake crab on sale on a much more regular basis, so that’s why I go with it instead. But it’s totally up to you. 

This seafood recipe is excellent for anyone, but pescatarians will love you for it in particular. It is an excellent dish for those warmer months because of the lightness in flavors, but can absolutely be served any time of year. 

Looking for a great dessert to go with it? Try my Fruit Pizza or Banana Pudding Trifle!

Seafood Recipes

Ingredients:
1/2 lb frozen shrimp, thawed with tails removed
1/2 package Imitation Crab 14 oz (using approximately 7 oz)
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 fresh lemon
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 lb linguine pasta
2 Tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped (optional)
Parmesan cheese, grated (optional)

Take out a cutting board and chop up your parsley. Push that to the side and then slice your crab into strips, along the grain of the pieces. Set those aside as well. 

Cook the linguine according to the instructions on the package. Keep it warm after cooking. 

While the pasta is cooking, take out a large saucepan. Melt the butter and add your minced garlic, squeezed lemon juice, and Italian seasoning. Stir and let it simmer for about 2 minutes.

Add the crab slices and mix them into the butter sauce until everything is warmed through.

Making sure that your shrimp is thawed and all the tails have been removed, add the shrimp to the crab and butter mixture. Allow everything to heat through for approximately 3 – 4 minutes. Be careful not to overcook the shrimp!

Transfer the pasta into four separate bowls. Spoon the shrimp and crab mixture over the pasta and drizzle any butter sauce left on top of the pasta.

Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley on top of the entire dish. Serve immediately and enjoy!

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Yield: 4 Servings

Seafood Lemon Garlic Pasta

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When it comes to seafood recipes, it can be difficult to find delicious dinners on a budget. Try out this seafood pasta the next time you want something light and delicious!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb frozen shrimp, thawed with tails removed
• 1/2 package Imitation Crab (using approximately 7 oz)
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 fresh lemon
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 lb linguine pasta
• 2 Tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped (optional)
• Parmesan cheese, grated (optional)

Instructions

1. Take out a cutting board and chop up your parsley. Push that to the side and then slice your crab into strips, along the grain of the pieces. Set those aside as well.
2. Cook the linguine according to the instructions on the package. Keep it warm after cooking.
3. While the pasta is cooking, take out a large saucepan. Melt the butter and add your minced garlic, fresh squeezed lemon juice, and Italian seasoning. Stir and let it simmer for about 2 minutes.
4. Add the crab slices and mix them into the butter sauce until everything is warmed through.
5. Making sure that your shrimp is thawed and all the tails have been removed, add the shrimp to the crab and butter mixture. Allow everything to heat through for approximately 3 - 4 minutes. Be careful not to overcook the shrimp!
6. Transfer the pasta into four separate bowls. Spoon the shrimp and crab mixture over the pasta and drizzle any butter sauce left on top of the pasta.
7. Sprinkle parmesan cheese and fresh parsley on top of the entire dish. Serve immediately and enjoy!

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 476Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 184mgSodium: 801mgCarbohydrates: 40gFiber: 3gSugar: 2gProtein: 21g

This calculation is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a doctor or dietician. This calculator is a guide, but makes no guarantee of being exact or fully accurate.