Quick and Easy Pasta Puttanesca

Name: Quick and Easy Pasta Puttanesca Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: * 2 tablespoons olive oil; * 1 tablespoon anchovy paste - don't leave this out!; * 2 tsp. minced garlic; * 1/2-1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (less than half tsp. if you don't want a kick to it); * 2 tablespoon capers (drained); * 5 ounces Kalamata (Greek) Olives coarsely chopped; * 14 oz can Italian tomatoes chopped no salt added; * 14 oz can tomato sauce no salt added; * Any fresh pasta (not included in calories); * Fresh grated Parmesan (not included in calories)

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Minutes to Prepare: 5
Minutes to Cook: 25

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

* 2 tablespoons olive oil * 1 tablespoon anchovy paste - don't leave this out! * 2 tsp. minced garlic * 1/2-1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (less than half tsp. if you don't want a kick to it) * 2 tablespoon capers (drained) * 5 ounces Kalamata (Greek) Olives, coarsely chopped * 14 oz can Italian tomatoes, chopped, no salt added * 14 oz can tomato sauce, no salt added * Any fresh pasta (not included in calories) * Fresh grated Parmesan (not included in calories)

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a pan
2. Add anchovy paste and garlic and saute for about one minute (keep this on low so it doesn't burn - do not leave anchovy paste out - adds flavor but will not make your pasta taste fishy - I promise!)
3. Add tomatoes, capers, olives and red pepper flakes and simmer for 15 to 30 minutes
4. Using a fork or big spoon, mash the tomatoes in the pan - you want the sauce thick and chunky
5. Serve over pasta and top with fresh parmesan

NOTE: I don't like tomato chunks so I use 2 cans of tomato sauce instead.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NATURALSOAPGIRL.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 207.2
Total Fat: 16.8 g
Cholesterol: 13.8 mg
Sodium: 927.0 mg
Total Carbs: 19.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
Protein: 3.7 g

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Member Reviews

SONGBIRD808
i bloomed the pepper in the oil with the garlic first. very tasty and easy, but too salty for me. we made a side dish of kale, onions, chayote and garlic and mixed it into the pasta, to give it more veggies, and balance out the salt a bit...still too salty. - 4/10/10

Reply from NATURALSOAPGIRL (8/7/10)
Did you buy the no salt tomato products? That helps since kalamatas are so salty... definitely not a recipe you want to add extra salt to...