Puttanesca refers to the, er, “working girls” in Italy who made this quick pasta sauce between, er, customers. Let’s just say they knew their way around the kitchen, too, because this is a delicious meal that comes together in mere minutes. It’s even faster if you’re using leftover noodles; just heat them for a minute in boiling water and drain. Enjoy!
Pasta with Fresh Puttanesca Sauce
Cooks in
Serves 6
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. (1 lb.) angel hair, spaghetti or linguine pasta
- 1 5-oz. can tuna in water, drained and flaked
- 1 Roma tomato, seeded and chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 oz. flat leaf parsley, minced
- 1 red chili, chopped (optional)
- 12 green olives, pitted and chopped
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2 tbsp. capers, drained and rinsed
- 2-3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper
- Freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
Directions
- 1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
- 2. Meanwhile, put remaining ingredients (except for Parmesan cheese) in bowl and mix well.
- 3. Add pasta and toss with sauce.
- 4. Garnish with Parmesan cheese if desired.
(Submitted to Delightfully Dowling‘s “Mangia Monday”.)
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had no idea about the history of the name of this meal!!! BUT it sounds delicious – and since I gave up on my diet – um like the day I started it!!!! – I think I could eat this!!
Lots of this!!!! 
PS Thanks for your comment on my blog!
Conny, I enjoy your blog quite a lot! I had no idea about the origins of this name, either. Imagine how red-faced I was when my 12 y/o asked me what “puttanesca” means and I looked it up! He’d read about it in the Lemony Snicket books and wanted to try it. Doh!
i loooove a good puttanesca sauce + this one sounds fabulous. yum! + thanks for the tip you left on my blog about the rice krispie treats – i never thought about wetting my hands to make patting them down easier, but they were super sticky, so i will DEFINITELY use that technique next time!
You’re welcome! But I have to tell you, I had dreams of that cookie-flavored stuff last night. Sure hope my grocery store carries it!
it is sooo good. our local tiny Kroger just started carrying it a few weeks ago, which has been very very dangerous for me + my waistline. also, Trader Joe’s carries it’s own line, called Speculoos Cookie Butter, if you have a Trader Joe’s near you! =)
Yummy recipe and fantastic blog! No time for a detailed comment because I have exploring to do
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Thank you! I hope you found plenty to enjoy.
I can’t think of puttanesca without thinking of Lemony Snicket.
Jenn, that’s exactly why I made it over the weekend. My son just finished reading the Lemony Snicket series, and I just started. Naturally, when I got to the part in the first book when Violet and Klaus were making it, I realized I hadn’t had puttanesca in a long time and needed to make it, too!
Nice, you use fresh lemon juice, that would be a nice addition to cut the saltiness. Yours is the first pasta puttanesca version that I’ve seen with tuna, can I assume that you are an anchovy hater?
Actually, I love anchovies, Mary, but my family doesn’t.
I know how that is, Katie! I can rarely get an entree with mushrooms because we have too many mushroom-haters in the family!
Oh, no, I couldn’t live without mushrooms! My son hates them, though.
Yes! My husband found it at Dillon’s (our Kroger) and it’s everything I dreamed of, and more! Unfortunately, I was write: it’s delicious by the spoonful. I have a feeling I’m going to hate my pants tomorrow. Thank goodness it’s sundress weather!
woohoo! glad you found it – break out the sundresses + enjoy. =)