Spaghetti with Olives and Tomato Sauce
Recipe by Giada De Laurentiis from Everyday Italian
Ingredients
- 1 lb dried Spaghetti
- ¼ cup Olive Oil
- 1¼ cups mixed Olives pitted and halved
- ½ tablespoon Red Pepper Flake plus more if desired
- 3 cups simple tomato sauce*
- ½ cup grated Parmesan
- ½ cup basil leaf shredded
Method
- In a large pot, bring 6 quarts of salted water to a boil. When water comes to a boil, add pasta, stirring constantly for the first minute to help prevent spaghetti from sticking together. Cook until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- In a large saute pan, heat oil. When almost smoking, add olives and red pepper flakes. Saute for 3 minutes over medium high heat. Reduce heat to low and carefully pour in tomato sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Drain pasta in a colander, reserving 1/4 cup pasta water. Add pasta to the sauce and toss to coat completely. Add pasta water if you need to thin out the sauce a bit. Plate pasta and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and basil.
Notes & Tips
*For the simple tomato sauce recipe, CLICK HERE
