I planned to post this recipe a few nights ago.  Meh, who knows what happened?  I’m like a gnat…or my daughter – easily distracted.  This is a very easy recipe to go along with those Seafood Snackers we can pick up so inexpensively at Walmart.

Fettuccine Alfredo with Crab

Ingredients:

1 – 12oz pkg Fettuccine Noodles
1/2 cup Butter or Margarine
1 cup Heavy Cream (or Half & Half)
1 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
3 tablespoons Parmesan Cheese, shaved
1 lb cooked crab meat (or those fab $0.50 Seafood Snackers sliced on the diagonal for presentation)
Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions:

Cook fettuccine according to package directions or desired doneness.
While fettuccine cooks, in small saucepan, heat butter and cream until butter melts.
Stir in 1 cup parmesan cheese, salt & pepper.
Continue stirring until cheese melted and well incorporated.
Add crab meat or imitation crab.
Drain noodles & return to pan.
Pour sauce over noodles and stir to coat.
Serve with vegetable of your choice (peas, broccoli, or side salad are perfect) and sprinkle with parmesan cheese shavings.

Are you swimming in squash?  Tripping over tomatoes?  Me too!  I’ve baked, steamed, filled, and killed my share of them, too.  In all my hits and misses over the last two gardening summers, this has become the most beloved recipe in our house. It’s kid friendly and so easy to make.

Baked Zucchini Chips

Ingredients
1  large zucchini, sliced to 1/4 inch thickness
1 cup Progresso Italian Bread Crumbs (or you could make your own)
4 tbsp Parmesan Cheese
1/2 cup Egg Beaters (or 3 egg whites beaten)
1/2 cup Ragu Robusto Sauce – Roasted Garlic (or make your own)

Directions
Preheat oven to 400.  Spray baking sheet with non stick spray or grease as you would normally.  Pour Egg Beaters into small bowl.  Pour bread crumbs and parmesan cheese into medium bowl and mix well.   Dip the zucchini in egg to cover.  Coat with bread crumbs.  Place on baking sheet.  Bake for 10 minutes, then turn and bake for another 10 minutes until golden brown on both sides.

Microwave Ragu sauce on high in a covered small glass bowl for about 30 seconds until well heated.

Serve zucchini chips on a platter with dipping sauce.  Alternatively, you could place these on a bed of pasta and smother them with sauce and mozzarella cheese for a nice meat-free dinner that’s inexpensive and healthy…if you use low fat or fat free cheese.  That’s my husband’s favorite way to eat them.  :)