Pasta Puttanesca

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 386.7
  • Total Fat: 8.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 1,077.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 69.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.6 g
  • Protein: 11.9 g

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Introduction

A hearty, spicy pasta dish! A hearty, spicy pasta dish!
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    2 Tbs Olive Oil
    3 garlic cloves
    1 Tbs crushed red pepper flakes (more if you like REALLY spicy food)
    1/2 cup capers, drained, reserve 1 Tbs of liquid
    1 cup kalamata olives
    1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
    1 tsp. sugar
    Salt and Pepper to taste
    1 lb fussili pasta


Directions

- Cook pasta according to directions on the package
- In a large pan or sauce pot, sautee garlic and crushed red pepper flakes in olive oil, approximately 1 minute or until fragrant
- Add capers and reserved liquid
- Cook approximately 2 minutes
- Add olives
- Cook approximately 2 minutes
- Add crushed tomatoes, sugar, salt, and pepper
- Stir to combine
- Cook to gentle simmer, approximately 10 minutes
- Add cooked pasta to same pot as the sauce, stir to combine
- Enjoy!


Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KATS0929.