Spaghetti With Crab & Basil
"From one of our national supermarkets and looking at trying as I have a surplus of crab meat. Since making this tonight I have doubled the amount of crab meat which suits us better and reduced the serving size to 4-6 from 6."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (338.2 g)
- Calories 575.8
- Total Fat - 21.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 12.3 g
- Cholesterol - 111.7 mg
- Sodium - 302.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 73.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.1 g
- Sugars - 2.6 g
- Protein - 29 g
- Calcium - 166 mg
- Iron - 3.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 18.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water following the packet directions or until al dente and then drain and return to the pan.
Step 2
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large frying pan over medium heat and add the tomato and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until the tomato is soft.
Step 3
Add the lemon juice, lemon rind, stock and cream and cook, stirring for 5 minutes or until the sauce thickens slightly and then add the crab meat and half the basil to the sauce and cook for 2 minutes or until the crab meat is heated through.
Step 4
Add the sauce to the pasta and toss to combine and season with salt and pepper.
Step 5
Divide among serving bowls and top with the remaining bail to serve.
Tips
No special items needed.