Betty Crocker's Heart Healthy Cookbook shares a recipe! Add a citrus twist to crabmeat pasta salad with lime that’s perfect for a dinner.
Caribbean Crabmeat Pasta Salad
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 25 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- 3 cups uncooked rotelle pasta (8 ounces)
- 1 teaspoon grated lime peel
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons canola or soybean oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 package (8 ounces) refrigerated flake-style imitation crabmeat
- 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into thin bite-size strips
- 1 medium mango, peeled, seeded and cubed (about 1 cup)
- 1/2 to 1 jalapeño chili, seeded and finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
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Step1Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cold water; drain.
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Step2Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix together lime peel, lime juice, oil, honey, cumin, ginger and salt. Set aside.
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Step3Gently toss pasta and remaining ingredients in large bowl. Pour dressing over salad; toss gently to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend flavors.
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Step4Mix all ingredients in small bowl until well blended.
Nutrition
270
Calories
6g
Total Fat
11g
Protein
43g
Total Carbohydrate
9g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 270
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 9%
- Saturated Fat
- 1/2g
- 3%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 430mg
- 18%
- Potassium
- 180mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 43g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 13%
- Sugars
- 9g
- Protein
- 11g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 30%
- 30%
- Vitamin C
- 80%
- 80%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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