Linda's Fettuccine, Crabmeat and Veggies in Creamy Cheese Sauce

"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."

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Ready In:: 2hrs
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

1 lb fresh crabmeat, cleaned
¹⁄₂ cup all-purpose flour
¹⁄₂ cup vegetable oil
³⁄₄ cup butter
3 garlic cloves, pressed
3 cups whipping cream, heavy
3 cups pecorino romano cheese, freshly grated
1 lb fresh fettuccine pasta
2 fresh tomatoes, cut into thin wedges
¹⁄₂ lb fresh asparagus, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 small carrots, washed, and thinly sliced
salt & fresh ground pepper, to taste

directions

Clean crabmeat.
In a lg. skillet heat vegetable oil, on med-high heat, until bubbly.
Meanwhile, put flour on a lg. plate, and mix crabmeat into the flour.
Pull out the pieces of crabmeat, shake off excess flour, and place in skillet.
Cook on med-high, until pieces are slightly brown.
When crabmeat pieces are done, take out of the oil, and drain on paper towels.
Meanwhile place the butter in a med. size sauce pan.
Melt it on a low heat.
Add the garlic and cook to about 1 minute Do not brown.
Add in the cream, and stir the mixture until warmed.
Add in three-fourths of the Pecorino Romano cheese, and stir until dissolved.
Add in thinly sliced carrots and asparagus pieces, and let simmer for 10 mins on med. heat.
Add tomatoes, and let cook until all veggies are tender, but not mushy.
Add the crab, to heat through. DO NOT overcook.
When heated, turn heat to warm.
Meanwhile in a lg. pot, bring water to a boil.
Salt the water slightly, and add 1 T. of olive oil to the water, to keep the pasta from sticking.
Cook the fresh pasta noodles according to pkg. directions.
This should not take longer than 4 mins., if you are using fresh pasta.
If using packaged noodles, cook according to package directions.
Drain in a colander when cooked.
Place the drained pasta into the pan with the warm sauce.
Add salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
Toss the mixture, until all the pasta is coated well.
Place on a pretty platter.
Sprinkle with the additional Romano cheese.
Dust with a very small amount of cracked pepper, and serve immediately.
*DO NOT let the pasta and sauce cook together for too long, or the pasta will soak up all the sauce.

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This is really good!!! I've had dishes somewhat like this, but they've never had this variety of vegetables in them before, and I loved this variety! Next time I might try adding some garlic to this dish for added 'zip' :-) I had to add a bit more cream to this as it got a little too thick. :-) Maybe I'll try adding just a tad less cheese next time. Thanks for the recipe!!!

love4culinary
My first posted review posted Jul 31, 2003, 2 of 2 I made the whole recipe it was just to good! Only 2 of us at home to eat it. I could have eaten this rich wonderful dish my self but boy I would have gained so much.So off to work it went with my DH. Got so many complements. I have a request to make it for the annual work picnic.And I will make it. The only change was I used a 1/2 cup of flour. I made this again and seen that butter is posted twice in the ingredients?? But not in the directions. I added some butter to the oil to brown the crabmeat. I really enjoyed this recipe.

Rita1652
I made this according to the recipe. It turned out to be very bland. Cooking the vegetables in the cream sauce did not really seem to be a good idea. Perhaps if there were some garlic in the sauce, or if the vegetables were steamed and added on top at the last minute, their flavors might come through more strongly. (Just my thoughts.)

mianbao
YUMMY!!!!!!!! Made this last night and we all devoured it! Not a recipe for the dieter, but extremely good to cheat with! Artificial crab could be substituted for the real stuff if cost is a factor. Thanks for a great recipe and good luck on the contest.

Chippie1
Delicious deelicious! My family gulped this down in no time and said they couldn't wait to have it again, so this was a sure fire winner here. We loved the mix of flavors and it was so good from the first bite to the last. Excellent recipe!

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Tweaks

I have made this dish several times now. My DD, DS and I just love it. I have substituted shrimp for the crabmeat a couple of times and it's just as good as with the crab. I like the fresh crab the best I think. I use FF Half and Half for the cream, but otherwise follow the recipe. This is an excellent recipe Linda! Karen

karens2kids
Well, I can see why this is a Zaar Star recipe! We loved it...right down to the last bite (which we were nearly fighting over!). I used lots more garlic than the recipe called for as we love it, and I used frozen peas instead of asparagus (out of season in northern hemisphere in February!), and imitation crab and spaghetti instead of fettucini---but I think we captured the essence of the recipe. I added the crab and peas right before serving, to warm them up, and that worked quite well. My hubby gave this a real big thumbs UP! Way to go!!!

Debber

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

Lindas Busy Kitchen

Durham, 69

Hi Everyone, I just don't have the time these days to send out individual thank yous for those that make and review my recipes, but I  just want you to know that you are truly appreciated and it tickles me every time I get a review, knowing you tried my recipes and enjoyed them the way I do. I even appreciate the ones that tried them and for some reason they didn't work out for you.  Everyone has different tastes, and you can't please everyone all the time.   Lots of times people change the recipes, adding things, leaving things out, and not seasoning them to their own taste, and give a bad review...  Recipes are only guidelines, and if you follow mine and don't like it, then it's a personal preference as to why you don't like it, and I appreciate that.  However, if you don't follow my recipe then it is YOUR recipe that you don't like, and my recipe shouldn't be rated. IMHO   Thanks for trying them anyway  :) Hugs, Linda   My name is Linda. I am happily single, and I live in Rochester NH. I just moved back to the town where most of my family lived years ago, and where I lived as a child, after living in NC for 5 years. I have 2 grown sons, a dil, and 2 beautiful grandsons. I really enjoy my time here on Zaar posting recipes, trying new recipes, taking pictures, and reviewing lots of yummy recipes! I love to cook, and share recipes. The recipes that I share are mainly my own creations, or family recipes passed down to me from my mom and grandmother, and other family members or friends. If I post something from somewhere else, it has to sound REALLY good to me for me to post it! Many of the dishes that I prepare are simple, good, down home cooking. Many of them originate from New England, as my grandmother is from Maine, and my mother from New Hampshire. I do also like to try making some gourmet recipes as well, using my creativity along the way. I started cooking at a the age of 8, helping my mother and grandmother in the kitchen. My curiosity for cooking has led me to create many of my own recipes through trial and error. I hope you enjoy them as much as my family and I do :) In my spare time I play on my computer collecting recipes, and have been working on creating a cookbook to publish for some time, but have put it aside for now. I also love to travel and shop. I love to go to the beach and mountains, and as food is a passion of mine, I love to dine out and try many different cuisines in the area, and with friends when I am traveling :) I made my first herb garden in 2008, but have had vegetable gardens for many years in the past. I have done my share of canning and I love those fresh herbs and veggies all summer long! My Rating System: 5 Stars ***** Outstanding recipe that I absolutely loved. It can be down home or restaurant quality, as long as it tastes great and I didn't have to make any changes along the way! Also recipe has to have clear directions. One I would definately make again and again. 4 Stars **** Great recipe that I loved, but one that I may have had to tweak just a bit. Directions may have not been crystal clear. One I would make again and again with my changes. 3 Stars *** I liked the recipe, but had to add ingredients, or add more of a called for ingredient to have the recipe come out the way I like it. I would probably make again sometime. 2 Stars ** This recipe was ok, but I probably wouldn't make it again due to lack of taste, undesireable texture, or unclear directions etc. 1 Star * This recipe was one I didn't like at all. Either the amounts of ingredients were wrong (too little flavor or too much of one/some of the ingredients in the recipe), or the recipe didn't come out right following the directions given. Lack of directions. 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