Best Easy One Skillet Penne Alla Puttanesca Recipes

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Provided by Martha Stewart

Number Of Ingredients 10

Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1/2 pound penne
1 1/2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
3 oil-packed anchovies, rinsed (optional)
1 (15-ounce) can whole tomatoes with their juices
1 tablespoon capers rinsed; drained (optional)
1/4 cup chopped pitted Kalamata olives
Basil leaves, thinly sliced, for garnish (optional)

Steps:

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Generously salt boiling water and return to a boil. Add pasta and cook according to package directions. Drain.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add garlic, red pepper flakes, and anchovies, if desired, mashing with a wooden spoon. Cook, stirring, until garlic is fragrant, about 2 minutes.
Add tomatoes and their juices, roughly cutting with kitchen shears or breaking up tomatoes with hands. Stir in capers, if desired, and olives. Bring to a boil and immediately reduce to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper. Let simmer until thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add pasta to skillet; toss to combine, and serve garnish with basil, if desired.

Penne alla Puttanesca image

Provided by Tony Mantuano

Categories main-dish

Time 15m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 pound penne pasta, bronze cut (Afeltra brand)
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 whole salt-packed anchovies
3 tablespoons salted capers
1 cup Taggiasca or other black olives
1 garlic clove, smashed, peeled, and chopped
1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 1/2 cups canned peeled tomatoes (San Marzano preferred)
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Cook the pasta and the sauce: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta to the boiling water, stir, and cook until al dente, about 3 minutes less than what the box advises. Meanwhile, prepare the sauce by heating oil in a skillet over low heat. Rinse the anchovies and the capers under cold water to remove the salt, then soak in a small bowl of water for several minutes. Remove the pits from the olives by quickly smashing them with the side of a knife, then fillet the anchovies by removing the backbone (the longer they're soaked, the easier this will be). Add the anchovies, capers, garlic, olives, and parsley to the skillet, and cook until the anchovies are broken up and the garlic is lightly browned. Using a fork or your hands, break up the tomatoes in a mixing bowl and add to the skillet. Simmer sauce for 1-2 minutes, then check for seasoning (sauce will be naturally salty) and adjust with pepper.
Assemble the dish: Perform the pasta "marriage ceremony" by reserving 1 cup of the pasta water and draining the rest. Return the pasta to the pot. Add the pasta water and puttanesca sauce into the pot. Cook over low heat, gently tossing the pasta with the sauce for 2 minutes to allow it to marry with the sauce. The pasta should still be firm to the bite. Transfer to a platter or bowl, garnish with more chopped parsley, and serve.