Pasta Puttanesca
- 30 min
- mild
- Serves 3
Pasta puttanesca, or red sauce pasta, in a garlic and tomato sauce with olives, cherry tomatoes, basil and parmesan. Mild, serves 3, 30 minutes, with video.
Ingredients
Olive Oil2 tbsp
Garlic, Roughly Chopped5 cloves
Green Chilli, Slit2
Dried Oregano½ tsp
Dried Rosemary½ tsp
Tomato, Diced4
Cherry Tomato, Halved8
Basil Leaves4
Sugar½ tbsp
Salt1 tsp
Olives¼ cup
Water3 cup
Pasta130 grams
Salt½ tbsp
Parmesan Cheese, Grated2 tbsp
Parmesan Cheese, Grated½ cup
Contains: milk, wheat.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 3 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 3 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 408kcal | 1224kcal |
| Protein | 16g | 47g |
| Carbohydrate | 43g | 130g |
| Fat | 19g | 58g |
| Fibre | 3.7g | 11g |
| Sugar | 7.3g | 22g |
Cookd masalas for pasta
Method
In a pot saute garlic and green chilli in extra virgin oil. Once aromatic, add the dried oregano and dried rosemary and cook for 1 minute.
Add the tomatoes and basil leaves. Cook on a medium heat for 10 - 15 minutes. The tomatoes will soften and start to become mushy. Add the sugar and salt to balance the flavours. Once the sauce is done cooking, add the olives.
To a deep pot, add water to cook the pasta. Once the water is boiling, add the salt along with the pasta. Cook the pasta 1 minute less than package instructions.
Add the pasta to the sauce and finish cooking the pasta for 1 minute, adding pasta water as needed. Toss the pasta well to emulsify the sauce.
Grate in parmesan cheese and toss once again to combine well.
Before you start
- How long does Pasta Puttanesca take?
- 30 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Pasta Puttanesca serve?
- 3. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Pasta Puttanesca vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Pasta Puttanesca spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Pasta Puttanesca?
- 130 grams Pasta, ¼ cup Olives, 4 Tomato, 5 cloves Garlic, 2 Green Chilli, 8 Cherry Tomato, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Pasta Puttanesca?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Pasta Puttanesca?
- About 408 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
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