To Italians, scampi is a small lobster called a prawn. However, in America, scampi has become a term for the sauce that goes with seafood. Jumbo lump crab in a garlic-wine sauce is a new take on this traditional Italian dish. Serve the crab sauce over spaghetti and enjoy this quick Italian seafood dinner.
- Look for jumbo lump canned or frozen crab. Backfin crab can be substituted.
- This recipe will also work with imitation crab meat.
- You can find minced garlic in jars in the produce or condiment sections of the supermarket.
- The quickest way to chop parsley and basil is to snip the leaves with a scissors.
- Place water for spaghetti on to boil.
- Make scampi.
- Cook linguine.
- 3/4 pound canned or frozen jumbo lump crab meat
- 1 small bottle dry vermouth
- 1 small bottle Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 pound whole wheat spaghetti
- 1 can low-salt diced tomatoes
- 1 bottle hot pepper sauce
- 1 small bunch parsley (optional).
- Staples: olive oil, minced garlic, salt, black peppercorns.
Crab Scampi
Ingredients- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 3/4 cup dry vermouth
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup drained low-salt canned diced tomatoes*
- Several drops hot pepper sauce
- 3/4 pound canned or frozen jumbo lump crab meat (about 2 1/2 cups
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Heat olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add garlic, vermouth, Worcestershire sauce, tomatoes, and hot pepper sauce. Cook 2 minutes to blend flavors. Add crab and toss for 2 minutes to warm crab, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with parsley (optional) and salt and pepper to taste. Serve over spaghetti.
Per serving: 292 calories, 60 calories from fat, 6.7 g total fat, 1.1 g saturated fat, 3.7 g monounsaturated fat, 132 mg cholesterol, 588 mg sodium, 9.3 g carbohydrate, 1.9 g dietary fiber, 3.6 g sugars, 32.5 g protein.
Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 5 lean meat, 1/2 alcohol.
- 1/4 pound whole wheat thin spaghetti
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Yield 2 servings.
Per servings: 238 calories, 48 calories from fat, 5.3 g total fat, 0.8 g saturated fat, 3.4 g monounsaturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 5 mg sodium, 42. 8 g carbohydrate, 4.7 g dietary fiber, 2.1 g sugars, 8.3 g protein.
* Look for canned low sodium diced tomatoes containing per cup: 41 calories, 9.6 g carbohydrate, 24 mg sodium.
