Pasta Puttanesca Recipes

Spike Mendelsohn, Top Chef Season 4

Adapted from Wioman's Day Menu to lighten up and serve two.

Classic Puttanesca sauce contains capers, garlic, olives, anchovies, and tomatoes. Here we’ve used a touch of anchovy paste rather than anchovies, and added artichokes instead of olives, as well as tossing in some baby spinach and fresh basil. All of these ingredients blend fantastically for a flavorful pasta. This dish feels very special, but it’s actually pretty easy to make. Serve it for guests, or have it as a weeknight dinner. You can have any leftovers for lunch the next day.

Variation on a recipe that was quite 'posh' and 'trendy' in England for a while... Successfully tested on hubby, kids and whole family, and a steady favourite with all.

A healthy twist on spaghetti

This is like Ellie Krieger's recipe with a few changes.

Rachel Ray's Pasta Puttanesca recipe. Just like I had at a fancy Italian restaurant I went to last month! :o) Can make it a meal by adding grilled chicken breast. Nutritional count does not include added chicken or cheese garnish.

A hearty, spicy pasta dish!

My puttanesca gets its anchovy taste from the Worcestershire Sauce. Ground Turkey is leaner and helps to keep it healthy. Great to make up ahead for a workday lunch.

One of my picky-two-year-old-daughter's favorites.

Yumm Sauce for Pasta

A simple dinner for one! This is really tasty and easy to make.

This sauce is named for ladies of the night. They would place pots of it in their windows to tempt men into the bordellos. I like it because it's spicy, fast and easy (no disrespect to the ladies).

This sauce is named for ladies of the night. They would place pots of it in their windows to tempt men into the bordellos. I like it because it's spicy, fast and easy (no disrespect to the ladies).

Translates into "Ladies of the Night" Pasta. Legend has it, that women would make this sauce to lure prospective clients to the bordello.

Quick and easy recipe that is very similar to the original puttanesca without the anchovies and capers (optional). For a low sodium meal omit fish sauce and substitute low sodium tamari or low sodium soy sauce.

An excellent source of vitamins from A to Z.

Pasta Puttanesca

Yummy, healthy & filling!

This is a delicious, fresh tasting pasta sauce - different from the norm. I got this recipe from Sam the Cooking Guy and adapted it for more kick and less fat. Calories listed include sauce only - not the actual noodles. Also - it's not technically vegetarian, but it was the closest option I was able to choose in the main category. Enjoy!

We make a huge batch of this so we have lunch leftovers the next day.