This quick and easy high-protein pasta puttanesca dish evokes the warmth and passion of Sicily without the airfare and crowds and makes an incredible meal when paired with a fresh green salad.
Summer is a great time for exploring the Mediterranean and this week we invite you to do so over a deliciously versatile bowl of pasta puttanesca. Budget-friendly, easily-adaptable, and bursting with the wonderful flavors of Italy; our pasta puttanesca uses gluten-free high-protein pasta from Explore Cuisine.
We like to use more traditional pasta shapes for our puttanesca sauce, like Organic Chickpea Spaghetti. We encourage you to try our sauce with any of Explore Cuisine’s variety of colorful bean-based pasta made from red lentils, black beans, or mung beans. We love the fact that these pasta offerings have nearly 50% of your daily protein needs in just one serving!
While pasta puttanesca is often made with anchovies, we recreate that delicious umami taste to the dish by caramelizing tomato paste and adding a generous handful of sun-dried tomatoes in garlic oil. We complete the sauce with traditional puttanesca ingredients like capers, olives, fresh garlic, and tomatoes. Add a bit (or a lot!) of dried red pepper flakes for heat.
Your Adventure Begins
Our High-protein pasta puttanesca is delicious when served with a Kale Caesar Salad with Smokey Mushrooms or Roasted Vegetable Greek Salad (with or without the quinoa), and a fresh loaf of bread to sop up that wonderful sauce. For dessert, whip up our super easy Vegan Tiramisu and why not light a few candles and open a bottle of Chianti to complete your Sicilian adventure?
Buon Appetito!
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PrintHigh Protein Pasta Puttanesca
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This quick and easy high-protein pasta puttanesca dish evokes the warmth and passion of Sicily without the airfare and crowds and makes an incredible meal when paired with a fresh green salad.
Ingredients
1- 8 oz box Explore Cuisine Organic Chickpea Spaghetti
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 tbsp tomato paste
4 cloves of garlic, sliced
12 cocktail tomatoes, quartered
2 tbsp, sun-dried tomatoes in oil, chopped
2 tbsp capers
12 kalamata olives, pitted and sliced in half - Or any other olive of your choice
10 Cured black olives, pitted and sliced in half - Or any other olive of your choice
A small bunch of fresh basil leaves torn in pieces
1 tsp red pepper flakes ( or to taste)
½ tsp salt ( optional - olives and capers provide a good amount of saltiness)
Instructions
- Cook the pasta following the package instructions. Drain and rinse
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Add the tomato paste and cook over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes, until its red color darkens slightly.
- Add the garlic, mix it in with the tomato paste and cook for another 3-4 minutes. Add ¼ cup water and stir well
- Add the cocktail and sun dried tomatoes, capers, olives, basil, red pepper flakes and salt (if using) and continue cooking for about two minutes, until heated through. Add the cooked pasta, toss well and cook for another minute. Serve immediately (see notes below)
Notes
- This dish is best when served freshly made
- The sauce can be made ahead, you may need to add a little more water is made in advance
- We recommend cooking the spaghetti right before serving
- Nutritional information will vary depending on the type of pasta used.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Calories: 598
- Sugar: 5.7
- Sodium: 1553
- Fat: 19.7
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Unsaturated Fat: 12
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 87.6
- Fiber: 15.3
- Protein: 26
- Cholesterol: 0
Raquel says
I made this for dinner and it was a huge success! Not only was it super easy to make, but it's so flavorful and delicious! A perfect quick night dinner with tons of flavor
Vicky & Ruth says
Thank you so much, we are so glad you enjoyed it.
Evelyne says
I loved how all the ingredients combined beautifully in this pasta puttanesca. Making it with high protein pasta is brilliant!
Cindy says
Easy and delicious!! Who could ask for more. A great quick go to dinner.
Vicky and Ruth says
Thank you Cindy!
Suzanne says
Cooked this for new year's eve dinner for two this evening. It was delicious! Thanks so much for all the wonderful recipes. Happy new year to you and your families, Vicky and Ruth.
Vicky and Ruth says
Thank you so much!