While you can use canned tomatoes instead of fresh ones, the sauce is so much more flavorful with fresh, especially if they come from your garden or a local farmers market.

Because this dish has so many flavors, it goes best with a less complicated main dish. Either a roast or a grilled fish with minimal spices. It’s also naturally dairy-free and vegan! This could also be the basis for a plant-based or vegetarian dinner.

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Pasta alla Puttanesca

The puttanesca sauce can be served with a variety of pasta shapes including spaghetti, penne, mostaccioli, rigatoni, or linguine. The great thing about puttanesca sauce is that it is naturally dairy-free and naturally vegan – no substitutions required!

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Prep Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course First Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings 6

Calories 400 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 lb pasta mostaccioli or penne – see notes
• 4 Tbsp olive oil extra virgin
• 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
• ¼ tsp pepperoncini
• 12 oz tomatoes canned or fresh, chopped
• 2 Tbsp capers
• ⅔ cup pitted black olives sliced
• 1 Tbsp tomato paste
• 2 Tbsp fresh parsley chopped

Instructions

 

• Bring a large pan of generously salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in salted water until it is al dente.
• In a large skillet heat oil, add the garlic and pepperoncini and cook for 2-3 minutes until the garlic is just golden.
• Add the tomatoes, olives, capers and tomato paste. Stir well and cook over moderate heat.
• Drain pasta well and add to skillet. Toss to coat. Sprinkle parsley over. Combine well.

Notes

Do not serve with parmesan cheese.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 11gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gSodium: 339mgPotassium: 350mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 713IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 2mg

Keyword dairy-free, pasta, vegan, vegetarian

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