Pasta puttanesca
5
Points®
Total time: 40 min • Prep: 25 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 8 • Difficulty: Easy
Serve this classic Italian puttanesca recipe with an arugula and tomato salad or simple, seasoned, roasted vegetables. The quick-prep pasta sauce, which features tomato paste, anchovy paste, grape tomatoes, olives, and capers, cooks in the time it takes to boil the water and cook the pasta. For the best results, try to time it so you’re draining the pasta when the sauce is ready; you're going to need that pasta cooking liquid to create a glossy, starchy, delicious sauce, so be sure not to drain it all.
Ingredients
Kosher salt
0.5 tsp
Uncooked whole wheat spaghetti
12 oz
Olive oil
1 Tbsp
Garlic
3 medium clove(s)
Tomato paste
1 Tbsp
Anchovy paste
2 tsp
Grape tomatoes
6 cup(s)
Olives
15 medium
Capers
3 Tbsp
Fresh parsley
0.5 cup(s)
Crushed red pepper flakes
0.5 tsp
Whole wheat panko breadcrumbs
0.25 cup(s)
Instructions
1
Bring large pot of salted water to boil and cook pasta according to package directions.
2
Meanwhile, in large skillet, heat oil over medium-low. Add garlic and cook, stirring often, until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add tomato paste and anchovy paste and cook, stirring constantly, until tomato paste starts to darken, 2 to 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, olives, capers, and 1⁄2 tsp salt and cook, tossing, until tomatoes are heated through and begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
3
Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water and drain pasta. Add pasta to sauce along with 3⁄4 cup reserved cooking water, 1⁄2 cup parsley, and crushed red pepper and cook, tossing, until sauce is piping hot and thickens enough to coat pasta. (It’s OK if the pasta looks a little wetter than you want, as it will continue to absorb liquid.) Season with salt to taste and garnish with more parsley and breadcrumbs.
4
Serving size: 1 rounded cup
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