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Pasta Puttanesca Recipe
Pasta puttanesca is a quick and easy dinner recipe bursting with the deliciously salty flavors of olives, capers, and anchovies cooked in a simple tomato sauce.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 493 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 12 ounces dried spaghetti
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 6 fillets anchovy chopped
- ½ cup pitted black olives chopped
- 3 tablespoons capers
- 14 ounce can diced tomatoes drained
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup chopped Italian parsley
- Optional: grated parmesan cheese for serving
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the spaghetti and cook according to the package directions. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water.
- While the water is heating, make the sauce. Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and anchovies and cook until both are soft, about 3 minutes. Add the olives, capers, diced tomatoes, and red pepper flakes and bring to a simmer. Lower the heat and simmer gently until the pasta is cooked.
- Add the cooked pasta and parsley to the pan and toss with the sauce. Add the pasta water, a few tablespoons at a time, to loosen the sauce, if needed.
- If using, serve with some parmesan cheese over the top.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ¼ of the recipe
Calories
493kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
70g
(23%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
Cholesterol
4mg
(1%)
Sodium
599mg
(25%)
Potassium
460mg
(13%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
592IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
16mg
(18%)
Calcium
82mg
(8%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 493
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 493kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 70g | 23% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 4mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 599mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 460mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 592IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 16mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 82mg | 8% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.