Linguine with Crab, Lemon, Chile, and Mint

Name: Linguine with Crab, Lemon, Chile, and Mint
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 79 milliliters fresh mint leaves, gently torn, divided; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 2 servings Kosher salt; 2 Tbsps (or more) fresh lemon juice, divided; 2 teaspoons (packed) finely grated lemon zest, divided; 227 grams linguine; 227 grams cooked, shelled Dungeness crab, king crab, or jumbo lump crabmeat, picked over for shells; 2 Tbsps olive oil, divided; 59 milliliters minced shallots; 1 1–2 Fresno chiles, red jalapeños, or red Thai chiles, seeded, sliced into thin rounds; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter, divided

Linguine with Crab, Lemon, Chile, and Mint might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 36g of protein, 39g of fat, and a total of 853 calories. This recipe serves 2. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have linguine, lemon zest, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a pescatarian diet.

Instructions

Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling saltedwater, stirring occasionally, until al dente.

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Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.

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Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon butter with 1 tablespoonolive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

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Add shallots and stir until just soft, 3–4minutes.

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Shallot

Add garlic and 1 chile and cook,stirring often, until fragrant, about 1 minute.

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Chili Pepper

Add 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice and 3 tablespoonspasta cooking liquid to shallot mixture; adda pinch of pepper. Stir until liquid is almostevaporated, about 1 minute.

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Transfer pasta to skillet and add 1/2 cupreserved pasta cooking liquid. Increaseheat to medium-high. Cook, tossing pastaor stirring with tongs, until liquid is almostevaporated and pasta becomes glossy,about 2 minutes.

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Add the remaining 3 tablespoonsbutter, 1 tablespoon oil, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoonlemon zest, crab, half of mint, and morechile rounds, if desired.

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Stir pasta until butter melts and pastais well coated, adding more pasta cookingliquid if dry. Divide between bowls; topwith remaining 1 teaspoon lemon zest and mint.

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