Spicy Crab Pasta

Prep time: 10 min

Cook time: 25 min

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Description

This easy recipe for crabmeat pasta features bow tie pasta tossed in a buttery sauce made with canned tomatoes, canned crabmeat, and red pepper flakes.

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package dry farfalle (bow tie) pasta

• 1/2 cup butter

• 1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat, drained and flaked

• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can peeled and diced tomatoes, drained

• 1 1/2 tablespoons red pepper flakes

• 1 tablespoon garlic salt

• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain.

2 Melt butter in a separate pot. Mix in crabmeat and tomatoes; season with pepper flakes, garlic salt, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir for 10 minutes. Toss with cooked pasta to serve.