SMART CRAB LINGUINE

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Italian pasta ribbons work beautifully with sweet crabmeat, peppery rocket, lemon and garlic- a perfect solo supper

Provided by Good Food team

Time 13m

Number Of Ingredients 8

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Ingredients

100g linguine
1 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves , finely sliced
2 tbsp low-fat crème fraîche
100g tub white crabmeat or 100g drained from a can
handful rocket , chopped, plus extra leaves to serve
zest 1/2 lemon
1 tbsp toasted pine nuts

Steps:

Cook the linguine following pack instructions, reserving a little cooking liquid before you drain it.
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a frying pan. Add the garlic and cook gently to soften, but don't brown. Stir in the crème fraîche, crabmeat, chopped rocket and lemon zest, and gently heat through.
Tip in the cooked pasta and a little cooking liquid to help the sauce coat the pasta. Season and give everything a stir. Sprinkle with the pine nuts and remaining rocket leaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 753 calories, Fat 34 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 76 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 35 grams protein, Sodium 1.1 milligram of sodium