Chicken Puttanesca Pasta

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 40 min
  • Active: 25 min
This is my super-fast version of the pasta dish that originated in Naples, Italy. In addition to the classic ingredients of tomatoes, olives, garlic and anchovies, I nestle cut-up rotisserie chicken in the sauce as it simmers for a hearty weeknight meal that's ready in a flash.
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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 yellow onion, diced 

3 cloves garlic, minced 

1 tablespoon anchovy paste 

2 tablespoons tomato paste 

One 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes 

Crushed red pepper, optional 

1 cup pitted green olives 

2 tablespoons drained capers 

1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning 

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 

1 rotisserie chicken, separated into leg and thigh pieces, breast meat cut from bone and sliced

One 16-ounce package spaghetti 

Fresh oregano leaves, for garnish 

Directions

  1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic and anchovy paste and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, and crushed red pepper, if using. Cook until the sauce thickens, about 10 minutes.
  2. Stir in the olives, capers and Italian seasoning. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Nestle the chicken pieces in the sauce. Simmer until the chicken is warmed through, about 10 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti according to the package directions. Serve the chicken and sauce over the spaghetti and garnish with the oregano.

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DSSLRK

I finally made this and love it. Only thing I substituted was cayenne for red pepper flakes and used n anchovies. It has the salty, briny taste I was looking for. I'm vegetarian so used plant based chicken. Delicious!

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