Crab Soup

2 tablespoons canola oil
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic finely chopped
3 fresh or dried shiitake mushrooms, rehydrated in water, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 medium tomatoes, cut into 2-inch cubes
1 (1.97-ounce) package MAGGI TASTE OF ASIA Hot & Sour Soup Mix
1 cup fresh or chopped imitation crabmeat
1 large egg, well beaten
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon MAGGI Seasoning Sauce
Fresh cilantro leaves (optional)

1. Heat canola oil in large, nonstick wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic and mushrooms; cook, stirring constantly
   
   , for about 1 minute or until fragrant. Add tomatoes; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes.
2. Stir in soup mix and 4 cups water. Bring to a boil. Add crabmeat; bring to a second boil. Turn off heat. Stir soup in one direction with a chopstick or fork and slowly pour in the beaten egg so the egg forms long threads.
3. Stir in sesame oil and seasoning sauce. Garnish with cilantro leaves. Serve hot.

Makes 6 servings.

Estimated Times
Preparation Time: 15 mins

Cooking Time10 mins

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/6 of recipe): Calories: 130 Calories from Fat: 60 Total Fat: 7 g Saturated Fat: 1 g Cholesterol: 50 mg Sodium: 1060 mg Carbohydrates: 11 g Dietary Fiber: 1 g Sugars: 3 g Protein: 6 g

Recipe and photograph from Nestlé®

Crab Pesto

1 envelope dried Pesto mix
8 oz. pasta
1/4 cup sliced black olives
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 pkg (1 lb.) imitation crab meat, cut into bite size pieces
1/2 cup shredded cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix Pesto according to package. Cook pasta until tender. In a large bowl toss pasta, Pesto, olives, mayonnaise and imitation crab meat. Transfer to a baking dish sprayed with non-stick spray. Top with cheese. Bake until cheese melts.

I love Pesto and I love pasta salads but have never tried combining the two. The idea came to me in steps as I started making up my Pesto to go over some spaghetti. I first decided to add the black olives and then added a little mayonnaise to thicken and allow the pesto to stick a little better to the pasta. Then I spotted a package of imitation crab meat. It sounded pretty good so why not? Then I thought about adding the cheese and allowing it to melt. I have a best friend, Dusty, who loves any seafood and any pasta dish so she and her husband were perfect to test this one on. She called me later to tell me that it was perfect just the way it was but her husband Richard decided to spice it up by adding a little garlic and onion powder to his. The only other thing I might try adding would be some French fried onions on top of the cheese while melting. You can also use real crab or shrimp.