Spaghetti with Puttanesca Sauce


Description

At the end of a busy day, there's nothing better than sitting down to a delicious home cooked meal made with fresh ingredients. For that really Italian depth of flavour (and if you're not anti-anchovy), add 4-6 sliced anchovy fillets along with the chili, onion and garlic.

Ingredients

Olive oil
1 red chilli, halved, deseeded and finely sliced
1 red onion, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced thinly
100g pitted Kalamata olives, roughly chopped
1 tbsp fresh oregano leaves, finely chopped
1 tbsp capers
1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
400g spaghetti, linguine or fettucine

To serve:
Parmesan cheese, for grating
A handful of Italian flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil for the pasta.

2. Heat two tablespoons of olive oil in a large pan on medium heat. Add the chilli, onion and garlic, season with salt and pepper, then cook for 6-7 minutes until softened.

3. Add olives, oregano, capers and tomatoes, then cook for 5-6 minutes until the tomatoes have broken down to a sauce-like consistency.

4. While the sauce simmers away, add pasta to the boiling water and cook until al dente.

5. Add cooked pasta to the sauce and toss until fully coated. Loosen the sauce with some pasta water if needed, then serve immediately topped with grated parmesan and Italian flat-leaf parsley.

Enjoy!

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