Pasta with Spicy Crab Sauce

This Pasta with Spicy Crab Sauce is a special dish that's quick and easy to
make- perfect for seafood lovers!

Servings: 4

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Prep Time
10 minutes

Cook Time
25 minutes

Total Time
31 minutes

Main Course

Italian

Seafood pasta crab pasta Spicy pasta Spicy tomato sauce

Instructions

1 Add the olive oil and the panko breadcrumbs to a small pan over medium heat.
Toss to coat. Toast the breadcrumbs, stirring often, until golden brown; about 5
minutes. Remove to a bowl immediately so that they don't burn. Season with salt
to taste. When the breadcrumbs have cooled slightly, add the lemon zest and
parsley and stir to combine.
2 Add the olive oil, garlic and tomato paste to a pan over medium heat. Cook,
stirring, until the garlic is just starting to turn golden at the edges. Stir in
the Calabrian peppers and cook for 1 more minute. Add the wine and stir,
scraping up any brown bits in the pan.
3 Turn the heat to medium low and add the tomatoes. Fill the tomato can halfway
with water, swish, and add the tomato water to the pan. Season with salt. Let
the sauce simmer, stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes, or until the sauce
has thickened slightly and the flavors have melded.
4 Just before the pasta is done cooking, gently stir the crab into the sauce,
making sure not to break up the lumps too much.
5 Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Once the water is boiling,
season with salt. Add the pasta and cook to 2 minutes less than the package
directions for al dente. Reserve 1 cup of pasta cooking water and drain.
6 Add the pasta, butter and parsley to the sauce pan and toss to coat. Let the
pasta finish cooking in the pan, adding pasta water as needed to loosen the
sauce.
7 Divide the pasta between bowls and top with the fried breadcrumbs. Enjoy!