Crab & Lemon Spaghetti
"Delicious crab and lemon spaghetti in 15 minutes."
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 12 ounces spaghetti or 12 ounces linguine
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 red chili pepper, deseeded
- 1 tablespoon flat leaf parsley
- 6 ounces crabmeat
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 7 tablespoons white wine
- salt and pepper
directions
- Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, feed in the spaghetti and cook for the time it says on the pack, stirring a couple of times to stop it sticking.
- Peel and finely chop the garlic; finely chop the chili. Roughly chop the parsley. Open the can of crab meat and tip the contents into a sieve. Drain well.
- Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a large frying pan, add the garlic and chili and fry for 1 minute.
- Tip the crab meat into the pan with the wine and lemon juice, season with salt and pepper and heat through for a minute or so, stirring.
- Drain the pasta, return it to the pan and tip in the crab mixture, the last tablespoon of oil and the parsley.
- Toss everything together and serve.
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Reviews
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A nice and light spaghetti dish that's easy on the budget. I used whole wheat spaghetti (prefer it and it's healthier). We felt it was a little short on the crab, so next time I'll double that ingredient. Served with a green salad, this dish makes a nice spring/summer meal. Thanks!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
English_Rose
United Kingdom
I live in Manchester, UK with my fiance and young son. I work at the local hospital in pediatrics and love my job. I also love cooking!! I have a sweet tooth but try and make healthy family meals, I'm not against some lovely treats now and then though :)
