Spicy Penne Arrabbiata Recipe
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
25 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
611 kcal
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Course
Main Course
Spicy Penne Arrabbiata Recipe
Description
This Spicy Penne Arrabbiata recipe builds a hearty sauce by cooking chopped onion and a mix of hot peppers including ghost peppers, which bring significant heat. Garlic and red pepper flakes amplify the spice. The sauce incorporates diced tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, and hot soppressata sausage, simmered to meld flavors and create a balanced spicy, savory profile.
Cooked penne pasta is combined with the sauce, with reserved pasta water added to loosen it slightly. The dish garnished with fresh basil and a drizzle of olive oil offers a robust meal with complex layers of heat and umami.
Adjustments can be made to the spiciness level by substituting peppers like habanero or jalapeno. Additional tomato products can be added for a saucier texture according to preference.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil plus more for serving
- 1 onion chopped, small
- 1 pepper chopped (I used a ghost pepper, but use your preferred level, such as a jalapeno, serrano, or habanero pepper, spicy, of your choice
- 2 Fresno pepper chopped, red
- 3 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes plus more for serving (for an even spicier version, use fiery ghost pepper flakes, spicy
- 1 diced tomatoes for a saucier version, use 2-3 cans, or add tomato sauce, 14-oz can
- ¾ cup cherry tomato
- 4 oz Soppressata chopped, hot
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1 lb pasta I used penne, noodles
- basil for serving, fresh, chopped
Instructions
- Heat a large pan to medium heat and add the olive oil.
- Add the onion and peppers. Cook them down for 5 minutes or until soft.
- Add the garlic and pepper flakes; stir to coat. Cook until fragrant, about a minute. Add the diced tomatoes, cherry tomatoes and hot soppressata. Season with salt and pepper. Stir and reduce the heat to a simmer. Simmer for 15 minutes.
- While the sauce is cooking, prepare your noodles according to the packaging instructions. Drain, but reserve about a cup (240 mof the pasta water. Stir a half cup (120 mof the pasta water into the sauce to loosen it up. Stir in more pasta water, if needed.
- Stir in the noodles, then garnish with fresh chopped basil and extra crushed red pepper. Drizzle with extra olive oil and serve.
Notes
- For a saucier dish, add extra canned diced tomatoes or tomato sauce.
- Adjust the heat by substituting ghost peppers with milder peppers such as habanero or jalapeno.
- Ghost pepper flakes add intense spice; grow your own or source them online if desired.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 611 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 611kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 95g | 32% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 671mg | 28% |
| Potassium | 720mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 584IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 43mg | 48% |
| Calcium | 72mg | 7% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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