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Penne Arrabbiata | Spicy arrabbiata pasta | Easy Penne arrabiata recipe

Penne arrabbiata - Penne pasta made in spicy tomato sauce. You need only 5 ingredients to make the arrabbiata sauce - olive oil, garlic, red chili flakes, tomatoes & basil leaves.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Main
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 319kcal
Author: Preeti Nayak

Equipment

  • Heavy bottom pan or wok

Ingredients

For Cooking Pasta

  • 200 gram penne pasta uncooked
  • 6 cups of water
  • salt

For the arrabbiata sauce

  • 500 gram tomatoes
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon garlic thinly sliced
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (red chili flakes)
  • 1 teaspoon basil leaves finely chopped
  • ⅓ cup finely grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 tablespoon chopped parsley

To serve

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • finely grated parmesan cheese
  • chopped parsley

Instructions

Preparations:

  • Boil water in a pan.
  • Wash the tomatoes. Mark cross shape at the bottom of tomatoes with a knife.
  • Put it in boiling water for 5 minutes.
  • Remove & immediately put it in cold water.
  • Peel off the skin. Discard the stem & the seeds. Roughlychop it.
  • Grind it to a fine paste.

Making the arrabbiata sauce

  • Heat a pan. Add olive oil and garlic.
  • Saute the garlic for 2 minutes.
  • Add red chili flakes & sauté for 30 seconds.
  • Add the prepared tomato puree and salt.
  • Cook on medium heat for 5 minutes.
  • Lower the flame, check the seasoning & simmer the sauce.

Making penne arrabiata

  • Meanwhile… Cook pasta according to the package instructions.
  • Reserve 1 cup of cooking pasta water.
  • The sauce will be reduced by now. Add basil leaves & stir.
  • Drain the pasta to a colander & immediately add pasta to the simmering sauce.
  • Add ½ cup of pasta water & toss it well so that the sauce coats the pasta.
  • Cook it for 2 minutes so that the sauce is absorbed by the pasta.
  • Add in chopped parsley.
  • Remove from the heat.
  • Finish it up with finely grated parmesan cheese (Parmigiano-Reggiano), 1 teaspoon olive oil & chopped basil leaves.

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Notes

  1. Cook pasta as per the timing instruction mentioned on the package. 
  2. Remove the pasta 1 minute before it is al dente. Further cooking takes place with the arrabbiata sauce.
  3. Serve warm with some finely grated parmesan cheese on the top.
  4. Add red chili flakes as per your taste.
  5. Add sugar if tomatoes are sour (acidic).
  6. You can also add a small chopped carrot (instead of adding sugar) while making the tomato paste. It tastes the best. 

Nutrition

Calories: 319kcal