Creamy Surimi Pasta August 18, 2025

This tasty Creamy Surimi Pasta dish is a nice easy way to use whats in the pantry and freezer!  Check out the original recipe here.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 450g surimi crabmeat, diced
• 450g rotini pasta
• 1 cup half-and-half (whole milk and light cream)
• ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
• ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese

METHOD

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
2. At the same time, heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in imitation crab and heat for 2 minutes.
3. When the water boils, add rotini and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
4. While the pasta is cooking, add half-and-half and parsley to crab sauce; stir and bring to a simmer. Continue to simmer crab sauce, adding pasta water as necessary, while pasta is finishing.
5. Drain pasta.
6. Mix Parmesan cheese into crab sauce and heat until melted, about 2 minutes. Serve over pasta.

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