Imitation Crab and Pasta Alfredo Bake

Submitted by sanguis

"This is by far my favorite "main dish" casserole I made this year using some of my overabundance of squash from my first vegetable garden. It's creamy, delicious and, best of all, easy."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups cooked pasta (Ruote, Farfalle, Penne, or really any kind of tubular or shaped pasta)
• 1 (8 ounce) package imitation crabmeat
• 1 (17 ounce) jar Classico Alfredo with sun dried tomatoes
• 1 zucchini
• 1 yellow squash
• 1⁄2 cup diced onion
• 1⁄2 cup portabella mushroom, diced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 2 cups part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 2 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs
• 2 teaspoons butter, melted

directions

1. Slice the squashes and dice the mushroom and onion.
2. Combine the Alfredo sauce, pasta, crab, onions, mushrooms, squash, zucchini, parsley and pepper flakes in a large bowl and toss to coat.
3. Transfer mixture to a greased 13x9x2 baking dish and cover with cheese.
4. Cover and bake at 325°F for 35 minutes.
5. Toss bread crumbs and butter and sprinkle over casserole.
6. Bake uncovered an additional 5 to 10 minutes to brown.

Reviews

[20MinutesOrLessChef]

Delicious recipe! Very basic ingredients that have a wonderful flavor when combined. The ability to prep ahead of time, and yummy leftovers have made this a quick favorite in my home. <br/><br/>Also, I enjoy the flexibility. Add a diced jalepeno for kick, or shrimp for additional meat, or any other veggies you can find. This will definitely be a frequent dinner for us!

 

[Aubergine910]

We love this! I use a 12 oz pkg of rotelle pasta and I saute the veggies and add about 1/2 c diced red bell pepper. It divides between 2 8" pans and freezes like a dream for OAMC cooking.

 

[SaturnineUtopia]

This was delicious! I sauteed the veggies a little while the pasta boiled to save time and added a little lemon pepper. Definitely will have again.

 

[Can Corey Cook]

This was really good. I deviated from the recipe some, included bell peppers like another reviewer suggested. I'm not sure if I added bread crumbs or dried parsley but I know that the richer flavors in this bake would probably mask their presence anyway. I'm not into spicy stuff so I left out the red pepper flakes. I worried that the flavors wouldn't come out but they all complemented each other very well. Gonna make it again tonight.

 

[Adrienne in Reister]

OK so I woulda shoulda coulda taken a photograph but there's none left. That's how good it was and so super easy. Thanks for a great time saver after a long day at work!