Spaghetti with fresh crab

  • Portion size: Serves 4
  • Ready in 30 min
  • Difficulty: easy

This spaghetti and crab recipe looks impressive – and no one will guess just how quick and easy it is to make.

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Ingredients

  • 400g dried spaghetti
  • Knob of butter
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 250g fresh cooked crabmeat, white or mixture of white and brown (see our how-to video below)
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 200ml fresh fish stock
  • 100ml whipping cream
  • Handful chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
  • Lemon wedges, to serve
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Method

  1. Cook the spaghetti in a large saucepan of boiling, lightly salted water for 8-10 min, until al dente.
  2. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large pan over a medium heat. Cook the onion for 5 min. Stir in the crab, garlic and stock and simmer for 10 min, until the stock has reduced by two-thirds. Stir in the cream and heat through. Season.
  3. Drain the pasta, add to the crab sauce with the parsley and gently toss everything together. Divide between 4 warm bowls and serve with lemon wedges.
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Nutrition

  • 552kcals Calories
  • 17.6g (8.3g saturated) Fat
  • 25.6g Protein
  • 77.5g (6g sugars) Carbs
  • 0.8g Salt

Quick wins & tips

In Italy this dish would be made with oil, but it has been adapted to suit the British love of creamy sauces with pasta.

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