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Chilli butter and crab pasta

Name: Chilli butter and crab pasta
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil; 50g fresh breadcrumbs; 1 small garlic clove, crushed; ½ small bunch parsley, chopped; 200g spaghetti or linguine; 20g unsalted butter; 1 banana shallot, very finely chopped; 100g white crabmeat; ½-1 tsp chilli flakes; Grated zest and juice 1 lemon

By: Esther Clark

Published: 21 Apr 22
Updated: 25 Mar 24

Serve up a 15-minute meal that tastes like a restaurant dish. Our aromatic crab pasta is tossed with chilli butter, breadcrumbs and lemon.

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Easy
April 2022

Test kitchen approved

Serves 2
Hands-on time 15 min

Serve up a 15-minute meal that tastes like a restaurant dish. Our aromatic crab pasta is tossed with chilli butter, breadcrumbs and lemon.

Need dinner in a dash? You’ll find plenty more quick ideas in our 15-minute meals collection.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 726kcals
Fat: 27g (7.8g saturated)
Protein: 26g
Carbohydrates: 92g (4.2g sugars)
Fibre: 5.5g
Salt: 0.7g

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Ingredients

3 tbsp olive oil
50g fresh breadcrumbs
1 small garlic clove, crushed
½ small bunch parsley, chopped
200g spaghetti or linguine
20g unsalted butter
1 banana shallot, very finely chopped
100g white crabmeat
½-1 tsp chilli flakes
Grated zest and juice 1 lemon

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Method

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a non-stick frying pan. Fry the breadcrumbs for 5 minutes until golden, stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute, then stir in the parsley. Set aside and wipe the pan clean.
Cook the spaghetti or linguine in a pan of salted water according to the packet instructions. Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil and the butter in the pan over a low-medium heat. Add the shallot and a pinch of salt and fry for 7 minutes to soften. Stir in the crab, chilli, lemon zest and juice.
Toss the pasta in the pan with a splash of its cooking water. Stir in most of the breadcrumb mix. Season, divide among the bowls, then top with the remaining breadcrumbs to serve.