With red bell peppers and feta cheese, this chicken salad is a simple version of the classic dish. For more taste, consider using tomato-basil feta!
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package linguini pasta
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ⅜ cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups milk
- ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 pound imitation crabmeat
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until al dente.
- Meanwhile, melt butter or margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook till transparent.
- Mix flour into butter or margarine mixture to make a paste. Add warmed milk, and stir until well mixed. Heat gently, and when milk is quite hot add the parmesan. Stir until cheese is melted and sauce is thick. Don’t boil. Stir in the crab, heat through.
- Drain pasta. Serve sauce over hot noodles.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 569 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 82 g |
| Cholesterol | 57 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 26 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Sodium | 915 mg |
| Sugars | 16 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Great dinner! I added some red onion at the end and some fresh parsley. This was a hit and I will make this again!
added fresh basil salt and pepper
Very Good Recipe! I like using imitation crab, its econmical (when you are on a strict budget), cooks super fast and has good protein. I also made this dish using an Alfredo sauce and was excellent.
This is great, and Almond or Soy milk works just as well. Just reduce the milk a little if it’s a little watery.
We made it for the first time, using imitation crab. It turned out really good. I had read through some of the other reviews so I did add a few fresh mushrooms to the butter, onion, garlic before adding the milk. Then added 1 diced tomato, a few red chilli flakes, and some frozen peas, and freshly squeezed lemon juice just before serving ~ it made a quick, relatively easy Valentines Day dinner!!!
The recipe is good, and like the other reviewers, i made some modifications, a little more butter and garlic, some scallions, and a pinch of old bay, i put the parm cheese on top.
3 as written 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper required. 5 star variation is use salt and pepper, use crumbled blue cheese 1/2 to 3/4 cup or one small container instead of parmesan and use 4 cups fat free half and half instead of milk. Keep recipe the same just those two small substitutions. Awesome!
This recipe is easy, but gives enough punch to feel like it takes a long time. Per another reviewer’s instructions, I added a cube of chx bouillon to the milk. The KEY to thickening the sauce is to heat it on the lowest setting, stirring rarely. It’ll take 10 minutes or so. I added maybe 1/8 tsp corn starch as well. Had no onions, so used onion powder, and added lots of dried parsley. Delicious.
It was easy and after reading some reviews I did add white whine to the onions/garlic. seasoned with salt and pepper. I also added diced tomatoes because I like my Alfredo with it.
As others have stated, this recipe was a great base/starting point. I began to make the sauce then realized we only had whole wheat flour. The texture was not as smooth but it was ideal for healthier cooking. I also added a bruscetta seasoning to add more flavor and a dash of white wine. I used imitation crab, frozen shrimp and scallops and it was not bad at all!
This was a great starting point. I needed a vehicle for the Dungeness crab we bought off the boat. We super charged the recipe by substituting or adding: 1) Dungeness crab. 2)Tabasco 3)Some half and half 4)Finely diced red pepper 5)Lemon juice
I fixed this recipe EXACTLY per the directions (the only time I think they should be reviewed is when the recipe is followed). My family ate this but it wasn’t very good. My husband hated it. My pickiest daughter that HATES any type of “white sauce” thought it was good, but nobody else cared for it. If you are looking for a recipe similar to the crab lingine you get at Red Lobster, this is not it.
i used real crab meat, added spinach (had some to use up), squeezed fresh lemon juice, and sprinkled fresh cracked pepper on top. would have been too bland otherwise. nice base to work with. went well w/ a salad w/ white balsamic/honey/dijon vinaigrette.
Awesome! You wouldn’t think it was easy because it is SO good! My hubby said it was a bit too garlicy for him – but I didn’t think so. We’ve made it a couple of times now and delish every time! Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful quick and easy “elegant” meal. I served it with garlic bread and whole wheat spaghettini. The reason that I gave this only four stars was because we found the sauce to be a bit pasty. I would make this again though. Our family gobbled it up…even our picky one! lol
This was good and easy but could use a little more flavor.
Made exactly how the recipe listed. Too much milk made the sauce very thin and runny. Did the submitter forget to list any seasonings? I added salt and pepper and at least tasted MUCH better than the original. Will not make again, but kudos for your efforts.
This recipe was a good jumping off point. I used real crab which probably added a depth of flavor, shallots instead of onion and added a teaspoon of Old Bay for seasoning. Sauce was a little thick for me, next time I will use a bit less flour and a bit more milk.
I tried doctoring it a bit as suggested (added peas, extra seasoning, and a bit more garlic as there’s never too much) and it was just bland, and I didn’t care for the texture.
Well, I have to say that I was disappointed with this dish. It was extremely tasteless. I managed to upgrade it to ‘decent’ only by adding quite a bit of garlic powder, Old Bay seasoning, salt, pepper, and parsley. I did like how nicely the sauce thickened, but I don’t think I’ll make this again. Thanks anyway!
This was terrible. Very bland…even after I added salt and pepper. What a waste of expensive crab. Very very disappointed!