Pasta Puttanesca

Pasta Puttanesca

A spicy and flavorful pasta dish with a rich tomato-based sauce.

🥘 Ingredients

Sauce

  • anchovy fillets
    3
  • black olives
    1/2 cup
  • capers
    2 tbsp
  • garlic (crushed)
    3 cloves
  • olive oil
    3 tbsp
  • red pepper flakes
  • whole plum tomatoes (800g)
    1-2 cans

Pasta & Assembly

  • linguine
    500 g
  • parsley (chopped)

Sauce

  1. 1
    Warm 2 tablespoons of olive oil with garlic and anchovy fillets in a skillet over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic is lightly golden.
    olive oil: 3 tbsp, garlic: 3 cloves (crushed), anchovy fillets: 3
  2. 2
    Drain whole plum tomatoes and crush with a fork or your hands. Add to the skillet, along with some salt. Raise heat to medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes break down and mixture becomes saucy, about ⏱️ 10 minutes .
    whole plum tomatoes: 1-2 cans (800g)
  3. 3
    Stir in black olives , capers , and red pepper flakes , and continue to simmer.
    black olives: 1/2 cup, capers: 2 tbsp, red pepper flakes

Pasta & Assembly

  1. 1
    Cook linguine in salted water to al dente.
    linguine: 500 g
  2. 2
    Drain quickly and toss with the sauce and remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
  3. 3
    Taste and adjust seasonings as necessary, garnish with parsley or another herb if you like, and serve.
    parsley (chopped)