Dinner Tonight: 'Garbage Pail' Pasta

Dinner Tonight: 'Garbage Pail' Pasta
Dinner Tonight: 'Garbage Pail' Pastan is If you have cherry tomatoes, raisins, pine nuts, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the hazelnuts you could follow this main course with the Plum Strudel With Hazelnuts as a dessert.

Instructions

1
Bring a large pot of salty water to boil. Cook the spaghetti until al dente, reserve 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water, and drain.
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In the meantime, heat the olive oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat and cook the nuts until gently browned and fragrant.
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Add the tomatoes, capers, and oregano, and cook until the tomatoes wilt and break down, stirring occassionally.
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Add the olives, raisins, and half the parsley and season with a big pinch of salt, the continue cooking for a minute or two.
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Add the drained pasta to the skillet and toss.
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Add a little pasta water and toss over low heat as the pasta melds with the sauce, removing from the heat before it gets too dry.
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Serve with a drizzle of olive oil and the remaining parsley.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings2
Health Score41
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