Chilli butter and crab pasta

  • Portion size: Serves 2
  • Hands-on time 15 min
  • Difficulty: easy
Recipe by: Esther Clark

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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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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
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Nutrition

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

Quick wins & tips

Easy swaps: Replace the crab with chopped cooked prawns or brown shrimps.

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