Healthy Serving:
Pasta Puttanesca

Notes for the chef: Be sure to add capers, olives and pepper after the tomatoes are cooked and right before serving.

Ingredients:

  • 1 28-ounce can tomatoes, undrained and chopped
  • 6 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons capers
  • 12 kalamata olives, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 8 ounces penne pasta, cooked

Directions:

Heat olive oil in pan over medium low heat. Cook garlic in olive oil until tender (4 to 5 minutes). Add tomatoes. Cook about 20 minutes or until thickened. Add capers, olives and crushed red pepper. Toss with half a pound of cooked penne. Serves 3 to 4.

Recipe from the Frances Stern Nutrition Center at New England Medical Center, Boston.

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