Chilli crab pasta

Chilli crab pasta

A speedy after-work supper with the zingy flavors of chilli and lime to contrast with the pasta and crab. Nestlé.com original recipe.

Preparation time

5 minutes

Cooking time

10 minutes

Serving number 4

Ingredients

2 cloves Garlic (peeled and crushed)
2 can (170g) Crabmeat, canned
1 Chilli pepper, red (deseeded & finely chopped)
1 Lime (grated zest and juice)
2 tbsps Coriander leaf (chopped)
3 tbsps Olive oil
1 tbsp Peanut, roasted and salted (roughly chopped)
Lime wedges to serve
350 g BUITONI Fettuccini

Preparation steps

Cook the pasta in plenty of salted, boiling water according to pack instructions.

Meanwhile, place the crabmeat with the brine in a bowl. Add the crushed garlic, chopped chilli, lime zest and juice and the olive oil. Season with plenty of black pepper and stir to mix.

When the pasta is cooked drain well and return to the pan. Add the crab mixture and return the pan to a low heat. Stir gently and cook until the pasta as absorbed almost all of the liquid.

Stir through the chopped coriander leaf. Serve topped with the chopped peanuts and garnished with lime wedges.

Nutritional values per serving

Carbohydrate, total (g) 49.00
Energy (Kcal) 455.00
Protein (g) 28.00
Fats, total (g) 16.00
Energy (Kj) 1907.00