Linguine with green olive & caper sauce

Linguine with green olive & caper sauce

A smart and simple pasta dish that's great value - just the thing for midweek cooking

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a medium pan and add the garlic. Cook gently for 2 minutes, without allowing it to brown. Add the tomatoes and purée and season. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, cook the linguine following packet instructions. Drain well. Stir the olives, capers and parsley into the tomato sauce and warm through for 1 minute. Toss the pasta with the sauce and serve.

PER SERVING

504 kcalories, protein 15.8g, carbohydrate 79.9g, fat 15.7 g, saturated fat 2.2g, fibre 5.9g, salt 2.66 g

Recipe from olive magazine, February 2010.

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    Simple and super quick to put together with lots of flavour in the end result. Will definitely make again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves , sliced
  • 1 x 400g can of chopped tomatoes
  • 2 tsp tomato purée
  • 200g linguine
  • 12 pitted green olives , halved
  • 2 tbsp capers
  • a small bunch of flat-leaf parsley , chopped
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PER SERVING

504 kcalories, protein 15.8g, carbohydrate 79.9g, fat 15.7 g, saturated fat 2.2g, fibre 5.9g, salt 2.66 g

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