Carla Baron’s Festive Crab & Farfalle Bowtie Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Broccoli
Preparation time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 10 mins
Easy - for beginners
Serves: 2
Description
This festive and easy-to-make pasta dish, perfect for Christmas or any special occasion, features Farfalle bowtie pasta, tender crab meat, vibrant broccoli florets, and savory sun-dried tomatoes, all brought together in a delicious, colorful sauce.
Ingredients
- Farfalle pasta (bows) cooked al dente
- crab meat (Trader Joe’s is what I used w/ 15% leg meat)
- broccoli florets
- small can sliced black olives
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 6 julienne sliced sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil (Trader Joe’s)
- 2 tsp. crushed red pepper
- fresh basil, parsley to taste
- extra virgin olive oil, 2 tbsp butter
- 1/3 c. cream cheese
- freshly shaved parmesan
- splash of white chablis
Method
Cook pasta al dente, adding broccoli florets during last 5 minutes to boiling pasta. Drain, reserving 1/2 c. pasta water.
Lightly saute garlic in butter, and chopped sun-dried tomatoes for about 1 min. Add chablis, reduce for 1 min. Fold in other ingredients except pasta + broccoli, adding pasta water to desired sauce consistency and cream cheese has slightly melted smooth. Sprinkle w/ freshly shaved parmesan. Serve room temperature, or even cold as a nice pasta salad.
Bon appetit!
P.S. Next time I make the Calypso Bows.. gonna serve w/ an oven-roasted slice or 2 of banana squash, sprinkled with just a hint of nutmeg and brown sugar.
Spectacular!
Tags
Crab · Pasta · Farfalle · Christmas · Festive · Seafood · Broccoli · Sun dried tomatoes · Garlic · Parmesan · Cream cheese · Easy · Beginner · Italian · Pasta saladSpotted a problem with this recipe? Contact me