Linguini with Roasted Red Peppers, Crabmeat, and Basil

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  ¼ cup or 54g

• Garlic

  Raw

  3 clove or 9g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  1 tsp or 0.3g

• Red peppers

  Sweet, canned, solids and liquids

  1 cup, halves or 140g

• Linguine

  Meijer

  2 oz or 57g

• Alaska king crab

  Crustaceans, imitation, made from surimi

  6 oz or 50g

• Basil

  Fresh

  ½ cup leaves, whole or 12g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add a generous pinch of kosher salt. In a small skillet, combine the olive oil, garlic, and crushed red pepper flakes. Heat on high until the garlic begins to sizzle, then remove from heat.
2. Cook the linguine in the boiling water until al dente. Reserve 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking liquid, then drain the pasta and transfer it to a large bowl. Toss immediately with the garlic-red pepper flake oil.
3. Add the roasted red peppers, crab meat, and fresh basil to the bowl. Toss everything together, tasting and adding some of the reserved pasta cooking liquid if needed. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.

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