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Spaghetti with olives and capers, in a puttanesca sauce

Spaghetti puttanesca with olives and capers

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A vibrant and flavorful tomato-based sauce, with black olives, capers, and anchovies, served over spaghetti. A quick and distinctive dish.

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Recipe from Persino, EdytaT, Cyborian and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Puttanesca is a quick Italian sauce with a bold, distinctive flavor: tomatoes, olives, capers, and anchovies. It’s prepared while the pasta is cooking.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodPan-frying
  • Estimated cost$2.77 $0.69 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.66
  • $0.66
  • $0.28
  • $0.18
  • $0.13
  • $0.59
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the spaghetti until they are al dente.
  2. Crush the garlic cloves, then sauté them in olive oil. Add the olives, finely chopped anchovies, and capers. Sauté for a moment, then add the tomatoes.
  3. Season with the hot pepper and black pepper, then simmer until the excess water has evaporated.
  4. Mix the sauce with the spaghetti. ≈ 4 min

The bill

Spaghetti puttanesca with olives and capers

  • 250 g of spaghetti$0.66
  • 1 can (400g) of diced tomatoes$0.66
  • 1 tablespoon of capers$0.28
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • a pinch of very spicy chili pepper$0.13
  • olive oil$0.59
  • pepper$0.27

Total$2.77

that's $0.69 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 250 g of spaghetti
  • 1 can (400g) of diced tomatoes
  • 1 small jar of black olives
  • 3 to 4 anchovy fillets
  • 1 tablespoon of capers
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • a pinch of very spicy chili pepper
  • olive oil
  • pepper

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