Name: Spaghetti with crab, cherry tomatoes & basil
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 garlic cloves chopped; pinch chilli flakes; 200g cherry tomatoes halved; zest and juice 1 lemon; 2 x 170g cans white crab meat, drained; 200g spaghetti; 1 tsp capers drained and rinsed; handful basil leaves roughly chopped

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Spaghetti with crab, cherry tomatoes & basil

Spaghetti with crab, cherry tomatoes & basil

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Serves 3

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 15 mins

A star rating of 4.3 out of 5.45 ratingsRate

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Punchy fresh flavours in a good-for-you-dish are often what you need for a midweek boost. This pasta dish has it all

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1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves

chopped
pinch chilli flakes
200g cherry tomatoes

halved
zest and juice 1 lemon
2 x 170g cans white crab

meat, drained
200g spaghetti
1 tsp capers

drained and rinsed
handful basil leaves

roughly chopped

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal349
fat6g
saturates1g
carbs52g
sugars5g
fibre3g
protein26g
salt1.36g

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Method

step 1

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.
step 2

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.

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HEALTHY BENEFITS

Low in fat, canned crabmeat is a good source of protein and also supplies calcium, iron and zinc. Tomatoes are packed with vitamins A and C as well as protective lycopene, which this recipe makes the most of – cooking increases its potency and combining with oil improves absorption.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2011

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