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Spicy Pilchard Puttanesca

Name: Spicy Pilchard Puttanesca
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 300g spaghetti; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 brown onion, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 red chilli, finely sliced; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 425g tinned pilchards in tomato sauce; 70g pitted black olives; 30g shaved parmesan

Punchy store-cupboard pasta tossed with rich tomato pilchards, salty black olives, and fiery chilli.

15 min serves 4 Easy Watch

Ingredients

300g spaghetti500g

1 tbsp olive oil500ml

1 brown onion, finely chopped3 pack

2 garlic cloves, minced3 pack

1 red chilli, finely sliced1 piece

1 tbsp tomato purée200g

425g tinned pilchards in tomato sauce425g

70g pitted black olives150g

30g shaved parmesan100g

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.

Cost to cook

serves 4 · I have the cupboard staples

Mostly estimated prices. Full-pack shop cost · about £3.22 of it is what this recipe actually uses.

Find it in store

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Tesco Asda

£7.45 est. · serves 4

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