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Sauce arrabbiata

Arrabbiata Sauce

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A spicy vegetarian pasta sauce, perfect for spaghetti or rigate pasta. This arrabbiata sauce recipe is easy to make.

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Recipe from Schnobby, Aschmidt, ThePacker and 3 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Arrabbiata sauce is a traditional Italian recipe, flavorful and spicy. It pairs well with all kinds of pasta, making for a truly special meal.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Total1 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodStovetop
  • Estimated cost$4.76 $0.79 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

6 servings
  • $1.03
  • $0.44
  • $0.26
  • $1.20
  • $0.39
  • $0.20
  • $0.32
  • $0.00
  • $0.04
  • $0.88

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Remove the stringy cores from the tomatoes. ≈ 3 min
  2. Finely chop the onions and sauté them with the crushed garlic in the olive oil. ≈ 8 min
  3. Add the tomatoes and their juice, then crush them lightly. ≈ 4 min
  4. Simmer over low heat for one hour.
  5. Taste the sauce and adjust the heat, adding sugar or salt if needed. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Arrabbiata Sauce

  • 3 cans (400 g each) tomatoes, with their juice$1.03
  • 3 onions$0.44
  • 4 to 6 cloves garlic$0.26
  • 150 ml olive oil$1.20
  • 1 tsp dried thyme$0.39
  • 1 tsp dried rosemary$0.20
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste$0.32
  • 1 tsp sugar$0.00
  • 1 tsp salt$0.04
  • 1 glass red wine (ideally Chianti)$0.88

Total$4.76

that's $0.79 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 3 cans (400 g each) tomatoes, with their juice
  • 3 onions
  • 4 to 6 cloves garlic
  • 150 ml olive oil
  • 2 spicy dried red chili peppers, or 2 small green chili peppers
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp dried rosemary
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 bunch parsley
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 glass red wine (ideally Chianti)
  • 150 ml water

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