Crab and cherry tomato pasta with basil and lemon

Crab and cherry tomato pasta with basil and lemon

A simple pasta dish that’s ideal to make for friends and family midweek.

Crab and cherry tomato pasta with basil and lemon

  • Serves icon Serves 4
  • Time icon Ready in 30 minutes

A simple pasta dish that’s ideal to make for friends and family midweek.

Ingredients

  • 400g papardelle
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 300g cherry tomatoes
  • 2 x 170g cans white crab meat, drained
  • The zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • A bunch of fresh basil
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Method

  1. Cook the pasta according to the pack instructions, then drain.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and stir-fry the tomatoes until softened.
  3. Add the white crab meat, the lemon zest, lemon juice and fresh basil. Season and stir into the pasta.

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