Puttanesca Sauce
Puttanesca sauce is a robust italian sauce made with tomatoes, olives, capers, and garlic. It is perfect for tossing with pasta or serving as a flavorful topping for grilled meats. This sauce is quick to prepare and packed with bold flavors.
This recipe is italian style, dinner, scaled for 4 servings, with 10 min prep and 20 min cook.
Prep: 10 min · Cook: 20 min · Total: 30 min · Serves: 4
Quick cooking notes
- Core ingredients include red pepper flakes, garlic, black pepper, canned tomatoes.
- Follow all 6 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
- Ingredient quantities listed below are for 4 servings.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 28 oz canned tomatoes (crushed)
- 1 cup black olives (sliced)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp capers
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley (chopped)
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add the minced garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Stir in the crushed canned tomatoes, sliced black olives, capers, and red pepper flakes.
- Season the sauce with salt and black pepper, and let it simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Once the sauce has thickened slightly, remove it from heat and stir in the chopped parsley.
- Serve the sauce over cooked pasta or as a topping for grilled meats.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 180
- Protein: 3 g
- Fat: 12 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.