5.0 from 6 votes
Pasta Puttanesca
This easy pasta recipe is simple and quick to make, it combines a few ingredients for an explosion of flavor.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 490 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 12 oz dried spaghetti
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 5 anchovy filets finely chopped
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ cup kalamata olives pitted and cut in half
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 14 oz can whole peeled tomatoes chopped (San Marzano if possible)
- 1 to 2 to 2 tablespoons fresh parsley finely chopped
- salt
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Next, add the spaghetti and cook it according to the package directions until it’s al dente. Then when it’s done, reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water and then drain the pasta.
- Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large saute pan. Then add the minced garlic, chopped anchovies, and red pepper flakes and saute the mixture for about 3 minutes or until the garlic is golden brown. Now, add the olives and capers to the pan and cook the mixture for about 1 minute more.
- Add the chopped tomatoes and finely chopped parsley to the pan and stir them together with the other ingredients. Now, cover the sauce with a lid and let it simmer on low for 5 minutes. Then taste the sauce and season with salt if needed.
- Add the cooked spaghetti to the large saute pan along with 2 to 3 tablespoons of the reserved pasta water. Then toss everything together and cook the pasta with the sauce for about 1 minute over medium heat.
- Remove the pasta puttanesca from the heat and serve it immediately with some more freshly chopped parsley and parmesan cheese if you like.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
100g
Calories
490kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
69g
(23%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
Cholesterol
3mg
(1%)
Sodium
529mg
(22%)
Potassium
415mg
(12%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
312IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
70mg
(7%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 490
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 100g | |
| Calories | 490kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 69g | 23% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 3mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 529mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 415mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 312IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 70mg | 7% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.