Creamy crab & pea pasta recipe

Ingredients

  • 400g spaghetti
  • 200g fresh or frozen peas
  • 300g fresh crabmeat
  • 5 tbsp reduced-fat crème fraîche
  • 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped
  • handful parsley leaves, chopped
  • zest 1 lemon, juice ½ lemon

Method

  • Boil a large pan of salted water. Tip in the pasta, then cook for about 7 mins. Add the peas, then cook for 2-3 mins more until both are cooked through.

  • Drain in a colander, reserving a little cooking water, then tip back into the pan with the crabmeat and crème fraîche. Stir well with most of the remaining ingredients, adding a little of the pasta cooking water if the mixture seems a little dry. Serve sprinkled with a little extra chopped chilli, parsley and lemon zest.

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