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Spaghetti with guanciale and amatriciana sauce

Spaghetti all’amatriciana with guanciale

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A tomato sauce enhanced with guanciale, white wine, and chili peppers, coating spaghetti and finished with pecorino cheese. A quick and classic Roman dish.

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Recipe from Giulyfree, Pietrodn, Ramac and 5 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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This Roman dish combines grilled guanciale, a slightly spicy tomato sauce, and pecorino cheese.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodFrying in a pan
  • Estimated cost$7.66 $1.92 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.31
  • $2.39
  • $2.52
  • $0.64
  • $0.18
  • $0.46
  • $0.03
  • $0.13

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the guanciale into large chunks. They shouldn’t be too thin, as this will cause them to brown and become hard too quickly. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cook them in a cast-iron skillet with the oil and chili peppers. Add the white wine, and once it has evaporated, remove the guanciale as soon as it is golden brown on the outside but still tender on the inside. Keep it warm on paper towels.
  3. Add the tomatoes to the oil (if peeled, chop them by hand) along with a pinch of salt, and let them cook for a while. Then, set the guanciale aside and bring the fire back up a bit: the sauce is ready.
  4. Drain the spaghetti al dente in a saucepan, add the sauce, and stir in a generous amount of grated pecorino cheese. ≈ 2 min
  5. Each person can add pecorino cheese to their plate, according to their preference. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Spaghetti all’amatriciana with guanciale

  • 500 g of spaghetti (not bucatini)$1.31
  • 100 g of guanciale (pork cheek)$2.39
  • 100 g of pecorino cheese$2.52
  • 500 g of peeled or pureed tomatoes$0.64
  • 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil$0.18
  • 12.5 cl of dry white wine$0.46
  • salt$0.03
  • a little bit of hot pepper$0.13

Total$7.66

that's $1.92 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 500 g of spaghetti (not bucatini)
  • 100 g of guanciale (pork cheek)
  • 100 g of pecorino cheese
  • 500 g of peeled or pureed tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
  • 12.5 cl of dry white wine
  • salt
  • a little bit of hot pepper

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