Pasta is a popular choice for a quick meal. Chef Angela Hartnett shared her tips for making it better.

Angela made a pasta dish with crab and fennel for actress Gemma Arterton.

This dish takes 10 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook, perfect for a weeknight dinner.

Add some pasta water to make the sauce smooth.

Angela says pasta water is the key to a good pasta dish. Add it to the pan with the other ingredients.

Angela said the secret is the reserved pasta water.

Add a cup of pasta water and mix everything together to coat the pasta.

Pasta water helps the sauce stick to the pasta and makes it thicker.

Angela said the dish is lovely and hopes Gemma likes it.

Gemma said the dish is beautiful.

The video of the recipe has been viewed many times and people like it.

Someone commented that Angela is great.

You can make Angela's pasta at home with these ingredients.

Ingredients

Method

Heat oil in a pan, add fennel and shallot, and cook for 10 minutes.

Boil water, add pasta, and cook for one minute less than the instructions.

Save some pasta water before draining.

Add chilli, lemon, and crab to the pasta and mix everything together.

Add the rest of the ingredients and serve with black pepper and basil.