Linda S Fettuccine Crabmeat And Veggies In Creamy Cheese Sauce

Description

This scrumptious pasta dish will tickle your taste buds, with a nice blend of veggies, seafood, and cheesey sauce atop mounds of pasta. Served with garlic italian bread, a simple salad, and a nice glass of wine, makes this meal fit for a king.

Ingredients

• Fresh Crabmeat
• All-purpose Flour
• Vegetable Oil
• Butter
• Garlic Cloves
• Whipping Cream
• Pecorino Romano Cheese
• Fettuccine Pasta
• Fresh Tomatoes
• Fresh Asparagus
• Carrots
• Salt & Fresh Ground Pepper

Instructions

1. Clean crabmeat
2. In a lg
3. Skillet heat vegetable oil, on med-high heat, until bubbly
4. Meanwhile, put flour on a lg
5. Plate, and mix crabmeat into the flour
6. Pull out the pieces of crabmeat, shake off excess flour, and place in skillet
7. Cook on med-high, until pieces are slightly brown
8. When crabmeat pieces are done, take out of the oil, and drain on paper towels
9. Meanwhile place the butter in a med
10. Size sauce pan
11. Melt it on a low heat
12. Add the garlic and cook to about 1 minute do not brown
13. Add in the cream, and stir the mixture until warmed
14. Add in three-fourths of the pecorino romano cheese, and stir until dissolved
15. Add in thinly sliced carrots and asparagus pieces, and let simmer for 10 mins on med
16. Heat
17. Add tomatoes, and let cook until all veggies are tender, but not mushy
18. Add the crab, to heat through
19. Do not overcook
20. When heated, turn heat to warm
21. Meanwhile in a lg
22. Pot, bring water to a boil
23. Salt the water slightly, and add 1 t
24. Of olive oil to the water, to keep the pasta from sticking
25. Cook the fresh pasta noodles according to pkg
26. Directions
27. This should not take longer than 4 mins
28. , if you are using fresh pasta
29. If using packaged noodles, cook according to package directions
30. Drain in a colander when cooked
31. Place the drained pasta into the pan with the warm sauce
32. Add salt and freshly cracked black pepper
33. Toss the mixture, until all the pasta is coated well
34. Place on a pretty platter
35. Sprinkle with the additional romano cheese
36. Dust with a very small amount of cracked pepper, and serve immediately
37. Do not let the pasta and sauce cook together for too long, or the pasta will soak up all the sauce