Healthy Arrabiata
10
Points®
Total time: 35 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Add some spice to your weekly meals with this arrabiata. An Italian pasta sauce made with added chilli, it adds great spice and flavour to the dish.
Ingredients
Wholemeal pasta, dry
280 g
Olive oil
1 tbs
Red onion
1 medium, thinly sliced
Shortcut bacon
125 g, diced
Garlic
2 clove(s), crushed
Dried chilli flakes
½ tsp
Tomato paste
1 tbs
Canned diced tomatoes
400 g
Capers, rinsed, drained
1 tbs
Baby spinach
75 g
Grated parmesan cheese
⅓ cup(s)
Instructions
1
Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water, following packet instructions, or until just tender. Drain. Return to pan.
2
Meanwhile, heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until softened. Add bacon and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until golden and crisp. Add garlic and chilli and cook for 1 minute.
3
Add tomato paste, tomatoes, capers and ⅓ cup (80ml) water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 6–8 minutes or until slightly thickened. Season with freshly ground black pepper.
4
Add tomato sauce and spinach to pasta and toss gently to combine. Serve sprinkled with parmesan.
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