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Tomato chilli spicy crab pasta in a bowl

Crab Pasta with a Spicy Chilli Garlic Tomato Sauce

If you're a fan of indulgent yet easy-to-make pasta dishes, this chilli tomato crab pasta recipe is about to become your new favorite. With its vibrant, spicy tomato sauce, tender crab meat, and perfectly cooked pasta, it's a show-stopping dish that tastes like it came straight from an upscale restaurant.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 2
Calories 609 kcal

Equipment

  • Large skillet or shallow cast iron
  • Large Pot

Ingredients
  

  • 100 g white crab meat ready to eat
  • 200 g bucatini or spaghetti
  • 4 cloves garlic thinly sliced
  • 5 shallots sliced
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • Sea salt and black pepper
  • 100 g tomato paste tomato puree
  • 75 g Olives chopped
  • ½ red chilli finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon chilli flakes
  • 5 g parsley chopped

Instructions
 

  • Start by thinly slicing the shallots and garlic as well as finely chopping the chilli. Head the oil in a pan on medium heat and add the shallots, garlic and chilli with sea salt and black pepper. Turn the heat to medium low, stirring occasionally, letting the shallots become caramelized, around 25-30 minutes
    4 cloves garlic, 5 shallots, 2 tbsp olive oil, ½ red chilli, Sea salt and black pepper
  • When the shallots are almost done, place the pasta on to boil. Turn the heat down to low and add the tomato paste to the pan with the shallots, stirring until combined for 2-3 minutes until it has darkened in color, turn off the heat.
    200 g bucatini or spaghetti, 100 g tomato paste
  • Once the pasta has cooked, turn the pan with the shallots and tomatoes on to medium heat and drain the pasta, reserving a cup of pasta water. Toss the pasta in with the sauce and some of the pasta water, letting the sauce coat the pasta and become glossy, keep adding a little pasta water until you have reached desired consistency
  • Add in the chopped olives, crab, chilli flakes and parsley and a little salt and pepper, stirring until well combined with the pasta, adding more pasta water if needed.
    100 g white crab meat, 75 g Olives, 1 tsp chilli flakes, 5 g parsley
  • Serve topped with a little more parsley and enjoy.

Notes

Don’t overcook the crab; it’s already cooked and just needs to be gently warmed through to retain its delicate texture.

Nutrition

Calories: 609kcalCarbohydrates: 76gProtein: 21gFat: 23g
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