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Crab & rocket tagliatelle

Crab & rocket tagliatelle

Fresh crab takes the starring role in this simple, delicious pasta dish that’s ready to serve in under 30 minutes.

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  • Serves4
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare10 mins
  • Cook15 mins
  • Total time25 mins

Ingredients

  • 15g butter
  • 4 clove/s garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 1 unwaxed lemon, zest and juice
  • 270g pack cherry vine tomatoes, chopped
  • 500g fresh Essential Tagliatelle
  • 2 x 100g packs Seafood & Eat It Fifty Fifty Crab
  • 90g pack wild rocket
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, to serve

Method

  1. Heat the butter in a medium-sized saucepan and cook the garlic, chilli and lemon zest for 5 minutes, until the garlic begins to turn golden.

  2. Add the tomatoes, cover and simmer gently for 5-8 minutes until softened and pulpy. Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling, lightly salted water for 3 minutes.

  3. Stir the crab into the tomato sauce, season and add lemon juice to taste.

  4. Reserve a little pasta water. Drain the pasta and return to the pan. Add the crab sauce and rocket and toss together, adding a dash of pasta water if it seems dry. Divide between serving bowls and finish with a drizzle of olive oil and black pepper

Cook’s tip

If you prefer a milder crab flavour, switch one of the packs of crab for a pack of white crab meat. Or for a variation, try swapping half the crab for small cooked prawns. 

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

1,808kJ/ 429kcals

Fat

10.4g

Saturated Fat

3.6g

Carbohydrates

56.5g

Sugars

3.5g

Fibre

5.5g

Protein

24.6g

Salt

1.2g

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