5 from 168 votes
Crab Fettuccine Alfredo
Crab Fettuccine Alfredo is a creamy pasta dish made with lump crabmeat and a smooth parmesan cream sauce. The sauce is built from a butter and flour roux combined with milk and cream cheese, then enriched with fresh herbs and simple spices. The finished dish offers tender fettuccine enveloped in a rich, silky sauce with the delicate sweet flavor of crab balanced by garlic and onion powder.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
868 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pound fettuccini pasta
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese freshly grated
- 1 tablespoon parsley chopped, fresh
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper or white pepper
- 1 pound crabmeat lump
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions until al dente.
- In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk to combine. Cook the flour and butter together for 30-60 seconds, then slowly add the milk. Add the milk a small amount at a time, whisking well between each addition. Cut the cream cheese into small chunks and drop into the sauce, stirring until melted and incorporated into the sauce.
- Add the freshly grated parmesan cheese, chopped fresh parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper to the sauce and whisk until smooth. Gently stir in the crabmeat and allow the sauce to cook on low heat until the crab is hot.
- Toss the cooked fettuccini with the sauce, or serve the pasta topped with the sauce.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
868kcal
(43%)
Carbohydrates
99g
(33%)
Protein
52g
(104%)
Fat
29g
(45%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
(29%)
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Trans Fat
0.1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
184mg
(61%)
Sodium
1987mg
(83%)
Potassium
859mg
(18%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
1313IU
(26%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
526mg
(53%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 868
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 868kcal | 43% |
| Carbohydrates | 99g | 33% |
| Protein | 52g | 104% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 184mg | 61% |
| Sodium | 1987mg | 83% |
| Potassium | 859mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 1313IU | 26% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 526mg | 53% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.