Pasta Puttanesca

Name: Pasta Puttanesca
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 118 milliliters finely chopped onion; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 3 canned anchovies, chopped; 2 Tbsps tomato paste; 1 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 794 grams crushed tomatoes; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 2 Tbsps (non-pariel) capers; 95 grams 3/4 cup pitted olives (black or green), roughly chopped; 454 grams spaghetti, linguine, or fettuccine; 1 serving Salt; 1 serving Extra virgin olive oil for drizzling; 59 milliliters chopped fresh parsley

Pasta Puttanesca might be a good recipe to expand your main course collection. One portion of this dish contains approximately 20g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 641 calories. This dairy free and pescatarian recipe serves 4. Many people really liked this Mediterranean dish. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 40 minutes. If you have extra virgin olive oil, capers, spaghetti, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Heat pasta water: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil (1 Tbsp of salt for every 2 quarts of water). While the water is heating, start making the sauce.

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Cook onions, anchovies, garlic:

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Onion

Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large, deep sauté pan. When the oil is hot, cook the onions until they're soft and translucent, about 4-5 minutes.

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While the onions are cooking, stir in the chopped anchovies along with some of the oil from the can.

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Add the finely chopped garlic and cook another minute.

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Mix in the tomato paste and cook it for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Tomato Paste

Add the crushed tomatoes, oregano, chili pepper flakes, olives, and capers. Bring the sauce to a simmer, then lower the heat to low to maintain a gentle simmer, 10 to 15 minutes.

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Cook the spaghetti: When the salted pasta water is at a rolling boil, add the pasta. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions, to al dente, cooked but still slightly firm.

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