Pilchard puttanesca
An Italian pasta recipe with 9 ingredients.
A pasta dish from the Italian kitchen.
Ingredients
- 300g Spaghetti
- 1 tbls Olive Oil
- 1 finely chopped Onion
- 2 cloves minced Garlic
- 1 Red Chilli
- 1 tbls Tomato Puree
- 425g Pilchards
- 70g Black Olives
- Shaved Parmesan
Method
- Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan and cook the onion, garlic and chilli for 3-4 mins to soften. Stir in the tomato purée and cook for 1 min, then add the pilchards with their sauce. Cook, breaking up the fish with a wooden spoon, then add the olives and continue to cook for a few more mins.
- Drain the pasta and add to the pan with 2-3 tbsp of the cooking water. Toss everything together well, then divide between plates and serve, scattered with Parmesan.
Source
This recipe is adapted from TheMealDB (id 52837), a free community-curated recipe API. Original listing: themealdb.com.
A walkthrough video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqZzLAPmr9k.
Original source noted by the contributor: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/pilchard-puttanesca.
Estimated by AI from the ingredient list. Values are approximate and not medical advice. If you have specific dietary requirements, verify with a registered dietitian or trusted nutrition database.
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