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Pasta in Puttanesca Sauce

The tastiest, back-pocket pasta sauce.

  • Author: Karlee Flores
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 8 Servings 1x

Ingredients

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1 package of pasta (I used bucatini)

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/3 cup capers

1/2 cup chopped green olives

2 garlic cloves, sliced

1 teaspoon anchovy paste

2 tablespoon tomato paste

2 teaspoons sugar

2 teaspoons salt

1 28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes

1/3 cup Italian flat leaf parsley, chopped

Instructions

Place a large dutch oven or saucepan over medium/high heat. Once the pot has heated, add in the olive oil, capers, green olives, garlic slices, anchovy paste, tomato paste, sugar and salt. Mix together until well combined. Add in the crushed tomatoes, mix to combined, and bring up to a slow simmer.

Cook pasta to package directions and add to the puttanesca sauce. Reserve some pasta water to thin out the sauce as needed.

Toss with parsley before serving.