Name: Spaghetti with sardines
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400g spaghetti; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 garlic cloves crushed; pinch chilli flakes; 227g can chopped tomato; 2 cans skinless and boneless sardines in tomato sauce; 100g pitted black olives roughly chopped; 1 tbsp capers drained; small handful parsley chopped

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Spaghetti with sardines

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Serves 4

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Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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Ingredients

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400g spaghetti
1 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves

crushed
pinch chilli flakes
227g can chopped tomato
2 cans skinless and boneless sardines

in tomato sauce
100g pitted black olives

roughly chopped
1 tbsp capers

drained
small handful parsley

chopped

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal495
fat14g
saturates2g
carbs77g
sugars5g
fibre5g
protein21g
salt1.07g

low

Method

step 1

Cook the spaghetti in a large pan of boiling salted water according to pack instructions. Meanwhile, make the sauce. Heat the oil in a medium pan and cook the garlic for 1 min. Add the chilli flakes, tomatoes and sardines, breaking up roughly with a wooden spoon. Heat for 2-3 mins, then stir in the olives, capers and most of the parsley. Mix well to combine.
step 2

Drain the pasta, reserving a couple of tbsp of the water. Add the pasta to the sauce and mix well, adding the reserved water if the sauce is a little thick. Divide between 4 bowls and sprinkle with the remaining parsley.

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Using skinless and boneless sardines in this dish make a great sustainable alternative to anchovies – they’re also cheaper and a great source of omega-3.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2011

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