- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Serving: 3 Persons
Nutrition facts (per portion)
- Calories: 349
- Carbohydrate Content: 52g
- Fat Content: 6g
- Fiber Content: 3g
- Protein Content: 26g
- Saturated Fat Content: 1g
- Sodium Content: 1.36g
- Sugar Content: 5g
Spaghetti with crab, cherry tomatoes & basil Recipe
Healthy pasta recipe for 3 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has extra-virgin olive oil, garlic clove, chilli flakes, cherry tomato, lemon, crab, spaghetti, caper and basil leaf.
Ingredients
- Garlic Clove - 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- Cherry Tomato - 200g cherry tomatoes, halved
- Basil Leaf - handful basil leaves, roughly chopped
- Spaghetti - 200g spaghetti
- Lemon - zest and juice 1 lemon
- Chilli Flakes - pinch chilli flakes
- Caper - 1 tsp capers, drained and rinsed
- Crab - 2 x 170g cans white crab meat, drained
Instructions
- In a large frying pan, heat the olive oil. Add the garlic and chilli flakes. Cook until just pale golden, then add the tomatoes. Cook 3 mins more on a high heat until the tomatoes start to break down a little. Add the lemon juice and cook for 1-2 mins. Remove from the heat and stir in the crab to warm through - not too much or it will break up.
- Boil the pasta in a large pan of salted water following pack instructions then drain. Mix the pasta in the warm pot with the sauce, lemon zest and capers, and toss the basil through.