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Pasta Puttanesca Recipe with Shrimp
My favorite pasta puttanesca recipe - bold puttanesca sauce tossed with silky pasta and lots of succulent shrimp, parmesan cheese and crusty bread, so good!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 448 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion chopped
- 1 large Italian sweet pepper chopped (or use several jalapeno peppers, chopped - red ones if you have them)
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 6 ounces chopped soppressata if desired
- 1 ounce tin flat anchovy fillets drained
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 cup green or black olives chopped
- 3 tablespoons capers drained
- 4 pounds fresh tomatoes peeled and chopped (or about 60 odd ounces of crushed tomatoes from cans) – I used some frozen tomatoes from our garden
- Black pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped basil
- 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 pound spaghetti noodles or any pasta to your preference
- grated Parmesan cheese for serving
Instructions
- Heat a large pan to medium heat and add olive oil. Heat through.
- Add onion and peppers. Cook about 5 minutes to soften.
- Add soppressata and garlic and cook 1 minute, stirring often.
- Add anchovies, red pepper flakes and olives. Mash the anchovies and stir until they incorporate into the mixture.
- Add capers, tomatoes, black pepper, parsley and basil. Mix well.
- Cover and cook about 15-20 minutes, allowing the tomatoes to break down and flavors to incorporate. You can let it simmer longer for more flavor to develop. I left mine simmer over an hour.
- Break up the tomatoes and stir to a rustic mix. At this point you can reduce heat to simmer while you prepare your noodles.
- Prepare the noodles as directed on the box, about 10 minutes or so boiling.
- While noodles are cooking, toss the shrimp into the sauce to cook. They only need a few minutes.
- Drain noodles and toss with the sauce.
- Serve with grated Parmesan cheese and chopped herbs.
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Notes
- Makes about 8 servings.
Nutrition Information
Calories
448kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
55g
(18%)
Protein
26g
(52%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
159mg
(53%)
Sodium
1287mg
(54%)
Potassium
867mg
(25%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
2650IU
(53%)
Vitamin C
56mg
(62%)
Calcium
136mg
(14%)
Iron
3.2mg
(18%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 448
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 448kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 55g | 18% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 159mg | 53% |
| Sodium | 1287mg | 54% |
| Potassium | 867mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 2650IU | 53% |
| Vitamin C | 56mg | 62% |
| Calcium | 136mg | 14% |
| Iron | 3.2mg | 18% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.