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Mediterranean pasta with sardines

8
Points®
Total Time
30 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Moderate
A tasty pasta dish made with pantry staples and sardines for a Mediterranean inspired dish.

Ingredients

Wholemeal pasta, dry

300 g, spaghetti

Olive oil

1 tbs

Cherry tomatoes

450 g, mixed medley variety, quartered

Garlic

2 clove(s), crushed

Fresh red chilli

1 whole, sliced

Pitted green olives

12 individual, Sicilian variety, pitted, halved

Capers, rinsed, drained

2 tbs

Lemon juice

¼ cup(s), (60ml)

Baby spinach

200 g

Sardines, canned in springwater, drained

2 110g can, (Buy 2x125g cans)

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water, following packet instructions, or until just tender. Drain.
  2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a deep non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add tomato. Stir for 4-5 minutes. Add garlic, chilli, olives and capers. Stir for 2 minutes.
  3. Add pasta to pan with lemon juice, spinach and sardines. Gently toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: Lemon wedges and fresh baby basil leaves.