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Spaghetti with crab, cherry tomatoes & basil
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Spaghetti with crab, cherry tomatoes & basil

9 ingredients 10 min + 15 min Serves 3 openrecipes
Spaghetti with crab, cherry tomatoes & basil

Punchy fresh flavours in a good-for-you-dish are often what you need for a midweek boost. This pasta dish has it all

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

346
Calories
28g
Protein
14g
Fat
32g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Capers 1 tbsp (9g) drained 2
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Meat not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves , chopped
  • pinch chilli flakes
  • 200g cherry tomatoes , halved
  • zest and juice 1 lemon
  • 2 x 170g cans white crab meat, drained
  • 200g spaghetti
  • 1 tsp capers , drained and rinsed
  • handful basil leaves , roughly chopped

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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