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Pasta Puttanesca Recipe
4.9 from 18 votes

Pasta Puttanesca Recipe

Pasta puttanesca is an original budget-friendly meal with inexpensive pasta that gets a flavor kick from ingredients like anchovies, olives, and garlic.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 5 3oz. pasta plus sauce
Calories: 51458 kcal
Course: Main Course, Dinner
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil $0.32
  • 1 yellow onion $0.32
  • 4 cloves garlic $0.32
  • 3 anchovy $0.39, filets
  • 1 oz. can crushed tomatoes $0.79
  • 1/2 tsp basil $0.05, dried
  • 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper $0.02
  • 1/2 cup kalamata olives $0.54, sliced
  • 2 Tbsp capers $0.35
  • 1 lb. spaghetti $1.09

Instructions

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  1. Dice the onion and mince the garlic. Add the olive oil, onion, garlic, and anchovy filets to a large skillet. Sauté the ingredients over medium heat until the onions are soft and the anchovies have dissolved.
  2. Add the crushed tomatoes to the skillet, along with the basil, crushed red pepper, sliced olives, and capers. Stir to combine, then allow the sauce to come up to a simmer. Once simmering, turn the heat down to low and let the sauce simmer, stirring occasionally, while you cook the pasta.
  3. Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Once rapidly boiling, add the spaghetti and continue to boil until the pasta is tender (about 7 minutes). Reserve about 1/2 cup of the starchy pasta water before draining the past in a colander.
  4. Add the cooked and drained pasta to the puttanesca sauce in the skillet (or if your skillet is not big enough, add them both to the large pot used to cook the pasta, heat turned off). Stir to combine the pasta with the sauce. If the pasta becomes dry, add a splash or two of the reserved pasta water. Serve hot.

Nutrition Information

Serving 3oz. pasta with sauce Calories 514.58kcal (26%) Carbohydrates 85.34g (28%) Protein 15.84g (32%) Fat 13.18g (20%) Sodium 950.26mg (40%) Fiber 6.72g (27%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 5 3oz. pasta plus sauce

Amount Per Serving

Calories 51458

% Daily Value*

Serving 3oz. pasta with sauce
Calories 514.58kcal 26%
Carbohydrates 85.34g 28%
Protein 15.84g 32%
Fat 13.18g 20%
Sodium 950.26mg 40%
Fiber 6.72g 27%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.