Pasta Puttanesca
20 minute recipe for Pasta alla Puttanesca or Pasta Puttanesca, mistakenly thought to mean "Slut's Pasta" or "Whore's Pasta". Find out what it really means!
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Servings:
Calories: 538kcal
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic sliced thinly
- ½ a fresh red chilli deseeded and thinly sliced or half a tsp of chilli flakes
- 8 anchovy fillets rinsed and patted dry if in brine
- 1 Tbsp capers rinsed if salted and chopped roughly
- 100 g black pitted olives sliced or halved
- 1 x 400 g can of chopped tomatoes
- 2 Tbsp tomato puree
- small handful parsley chopped
- 400 g pasta of your choice cooked according to packet instructions, usually 8-10 mins
Instructions
- Bring a large saucepan of water to boil for the pasta, adding a heaped tsp of salt in.
- Heat the olive oil in another large saucepan or deep frying pan on medium heat. Add the garlic, chilli and anchovies. Fry for a couple of minutes, the anchovies will fall apart during this time.
- Add the olives, capers and tomatoes and bring to boil. Simmer for 10 minutes on medium heat until the sauce has thickened.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta in the pot of boiling water until the al dente stage, according to packet instructions, usually about 8-10 minutes.
- Add the drained pasta to the sauce, toss and serve sprinkled with parsley and freshly ground black pepper.
Nutrition
Calories: 538kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 666mg | Potassium: 544mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 345IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 3mg
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