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Spaghetti Fresca with Jumbo Lump Crabmeat

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Ingredients

The pasta

  • 12 ounces spaghetti or linguine

The sauce

  • 2 tablespoons basil, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
  • 1 cup grape tomatoes, sliced in half
  • 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • to taste sea salt
  • to taste crushed red pepper

The crab

  • 12 ounces jumbo lump crab meat

Instructions

  1. Prepare pasta water and cook the pasta according to the package instructions.
  2. In a sauté pan, heat half of the olive oil and sauté the garlic until it starts to sizzle.
  3. Add the tomatoes to the pan and cook over high heat until they begin to break down, then reduce heat and add crushed red pepper and sea salt.
  4. Add the basil to the tomatoes and let it simmer.
  5. In another pan, heat the remaining olive oil and gently sauté the crab meat until warm.
  6. Once the pasta is done, drain it and toss with the tomato-garlic oil until well coated.
  7. Divide the pasta into two portions and top each with the jumbo lump crab meat.
  8. Garnish with additional basil and a drizzle of olive oil before serving.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
2
Calories
1039
Total fat
31g
Total carbohydrates
130g
Total protein
54g
Sodium
1437mg
Cholesterol
71mg

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