Spicy Penne All'Arrabbiata
Penne All'Arrabbiata: make this delicious spicy tomato pasta in under 30 minutes. Perfect for a quick weeknight meal!
Ingredients
- 400 g penne or ziti, or other pasta of choice
- 1 tbsp cooking salt, for cooking pasta
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1 red cayenne pepper chilli, finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
- 800 g canned crushed tomato
- 1 1/4 tsp cooking salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp white sugar, only if needed
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add garlic and stir for 10 seconds. Add cayenne and chilli flakes. Cook for 1 minute, until garlic is light golden.
- Add tomato, salt, and pepper. Rinse out the tomato cans with water and add to the pot.
- Turn up heat to high, stir, then simmer on medium heat for 15 minutes. Taste at 10 min – if sour, add sugar.
- In a large pot, boil water with 1 tbsp salt. Add pasta and cook per package directions.
- Just before draining, stir well then scoop out 1 cup of water and set aside. Drain pasta.
- Add pasta to the sauce with 1/2 cup reserved water. Toss well until pasta is coated, adding more water to loosen if needed.
- Divide into bowls and serve immediately with parmesan and parsley, if using.
Notes
Nutrition information is an estimate, calculated automatically. Values vary with brands, substitutions and portion sizes.