There are various stories about the name of Pasta Puttanesca, but everyone agrees that it is a dish made with simple ingredients that tastes so delicious and smells so good while it is cooking.

Pasta Puttanesca is one of my favorite dishes, the saltiness of the capers and the anchovies and the sweetness of the tomatoes are a perfect combination for this sauce.

Flavorful sauce made with tomatoes, pitted olives, capers, anchovies, garlic and olive oil, which all sound like a basic Mediterranean diet.

INGREDIENTS:

1-Pound spaghetti or linguini

1-pound fresh tomato diced

1 small can anchovies

2 tablespoons capers

Pitted olives preferably Kalamata or black olives

3 tablespoons Olive oil

2 cloves of garlic

Crushed red pepper flakes to taste

Salt/ fresh ground pepper to taste

Parsley chopped (Optional)

STEPS:

Cook pasta in salted boiling water according to the package instructions.

Firs, in saucepan heat olive oil on medium low heat, add clove of garlic and the anchovies and start stirring until the garlic is golden brown and the anchovies are well blended with the oil.

Then, add the diced tomatoes and stir occasionally, until tomatoes break down with a sauce texture. Finally, season with salt and pepper add the olives, capers, red chili flakes, and continue to simmer for about 10 minutes.

Finally, garnish with chopped parsley.