Pasta putanesca

Great

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Thinly slice garlic, chilli, olives

Step 2

Heat olive oil in large frying pan

Step 3

Fry garlic and chilli for 2 minutes

Step 4

Add small amount of dried basil, oregano, black pepper

Step 5

Add olives, capers and squeeze off tomato and garlic puree

Step 6

Add tinned tomatoes

Step 7

Boil the kettle

Step 8

Pick leaves from fresh basil

Step 9

Finely chop basil stems and half of the leaves before adding to tomato sauce

Step 10

Reduce heat, cover and simmer

Step 11

Empty the kettle into a saucepan, add salt and bring to the boil

Step 12

Add pasta and boil for 8 minutes until al dente (we will finish cooking it in the pan with the sauce)

Step 13

Add some starchy pasta water to the tomato sauce to loosen it

Step 14

Drain pasta

Step 15

Finish cooking pasta in tomato sauce

Step 16

Stir through leaves of fresh basil and a drizzle of olive oil

Step 17

Serve in pasta bowls with a side salad and red wine