Name: One-pot Crab Pasta!
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil (or low calorie spray); 1 large onion (finely diced); 2 garlic cloves (minced); ½ red chili (deseeded and finely diced); 14 oz (400g) tin chopped tomatoes; 2 cups (500ml) vegetable stock; 2 tsp sugar (or sweetener); 1 tsp salt; 7 oz (200g) bucatini pasta; 7 oz (200g) crab meat (I used tinned lump crab meat); 1 tbsp lemon juice; zest of 1 lemon; freshly ground black pepper to season; 1 tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley; grated cheese (such as Pecorino, to serve)

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I can’t tell you how excited I am to share this recipe for this super-easy one-pot crab pasta. It is ridiculously delicious and and so, so quick. I have made it three times last week alone – obviously I was craving carbs on a monumental scale. I blame the changing seasons 😉

Making pasta and sauce in one pot sounds like it shouldn’t work, but you are in for a surprise… it works a TREAT. Fry your chopped onions and garlic, add tinned chopped tomatoes, stock, and your pasta of choice and 15 minutes later you have a deliciously rich tomato sauce that you can customise as you like.

Which Pasta?

Choosing the right pasta for one pot cooking is key. Spaghetti or linguine work well – and crab linguine is, after all, a classic. My favourite choice is bucatini (slightly thicker than spaghetti with a tiny hole in the middle) which absorbs the sauce a little better. But you can also use other types of pasta – small shapes like stellini, orzo and ditalini work really well.

One Pot Pasta Tips

Bear in mind that your pasta is cooking in much less liquid than usual, so it will need frequent stirring and maybe a couple of extra minutes than the time specified on the box.

Once it is cooked al dente the sauce will be just the right consistency. You can add a little mascarpone to your tomato pasta for a creamy vegetarian version. I really love adding (tinned) crab meat or shrimp for a seafood version.

You can also make this dish with fresh tomatoes instead of tinned simply by throwing them in with the stock. And if you want an even speedier dish you could use frozen chopped onions, garlic and chillies. I can’t wait to experiment with other ingredients and see what deliciousness I end up with!

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