5 from 2 votes
Spaghetti alla Vesuviana
A spicy pasta dish using a spiked tomato sauce with red chili pepper, olives, and capers.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings:
2
Calories:
895 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion diced, small, white
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 red Fresno pepper diced
- 14 oz crushed tomatoes can
- ½ cup kalamata olives or other black olives
- 2 tablespoon capers
- 8 oz spaghetti
- 1 teaspoon salt plus more for the pasta water
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese freshly grated
- basil for serving
Instructions
- Bring a large sauté pan or fry pan to medium heat and add the olive oil, onion, garlic, salt, and red fresno pepper. Sauté for about 7 minutes or until the onion is translucent.
- Add the tomatoes, kalamata olives, and capers and cook for additional 15 minutes.
- While the sauce is cooking, bring a large pot of salted water to boil and cook your spaghetti according to the package directions. Save 1 cup of pasta water and drain the pasta.
- Add the pasta water, spaghetti, and parmesan cheese to the sauce and stir until the sauce thickens and starts to stick to the pasta, about 2-3 minutes.
- Serve with some chiffonade basil, olive oil, and cracked pepper.
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Notes
- Pasta water is essential to a good sauce! I often save an extra cup after boiling the pasta in case the sauce dries out fast while tossing with the spaghetti.
Nutrition Information
Calories
895kcal
(45%)
Carbohydrates
112g
(37%)
Protein
38g
(76%)
Fat
35g
(54%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
18g
(90%)
Cholesterol
34mg
(11%)
Sodium
2986mg
(124%)
Potassium
1075mg
(23%)
Fiber
10g
(40%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
1177IU
(24%)
Vitamin C
57mg
(63%)
Calcium
732mg
(73%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 895
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 895kcal | 45% |
| Carbohydrates | 112g | 37% |
| Protein | 38g | 76% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Cholesterol | 34mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 2986mg | 124% |
| Potassium | 1075mg | 23% |
| Fiber | 10g | 40% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 1177IU | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 57mg | 63% |
| Calcium | 732mg | 73% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.