Rotini & Crab Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
8 oz rotini -- or corkscrew
1 pasta
20 oz bag frozen broccoli -or-
1 1/2 lb fresh broccoli
2 tbsp margarine -- reduced
1 calorie
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp garlic -- minced
2 medium zucchini -- sliced
1/4 cup scallions -- sliced
12 oz crab meat
2 oz grated parmesan cheese --
1 divided
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
Recipe Preparation
Cook pasta; add broccoli 5 minutes before end of cooking time. Cover
pot, return to boil Cook 5 more minutes. Drain and rinse under cold
water; set aside. Heat margarine and oil, add garlic, zucchini,
scallions and crab; cook 2 to 3 minutes. Add pasta and broccoli and
heat through. Add 1 ounce cheese, salt and pepper. Garnish with
remaining ounce of cheese before serving.
Makes 8 servings.
This is good hot (as a main diah) or cold (as a salad). Leftovers are
great for lunches.
Weight Watchers exchanges: 1 1/2 bread, 1 1/2 protein, 1 1/2
vegetable, 1 fat and 30 0ptional calories.
Recipe By : Kathy Cox
Servings: 1
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