Name: Sardine and fresh tomato pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 500 gram tortiglioni pasta (or other short pasta); 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil; 1 large clove garlic, chopped finely; 500 gram ripe tomatoes, chopped coarsely; 2 105g cans sardines in oil, drained; 1/2 cup lightly packed fresh basil leaves

Sardine and fresh tomato pasta

Cook a delicious Italian pasta in just 20 minutes with this sardine and tomato recipe.

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Serves 6

Prep

10M

Cook

10M

Total

20M

Ingredients

500 gram tortiglioni pasta (or other short pasta)

1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil

1 large clove garlic, chopped finely

500 gram ripe tomatoes, chopped coarsely

2 105g cans sardines in oil, drained

1/2 cup lightly packed fresh basil leaves

Method

1.Cook pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water until just tender. Reserve 1/4 cup (60ml) cooking liquid; drain pasta, return to pan.

2.Meanwhile, warm olive oil in a medium frying pan, add garlic and cook gently until softened but not brown.

3.Add the chopped tomato; cook, stirring gently, until the tomato begins to soften.

4.Add sardines to the pan, stir until heated through. Toss sardine mixture with pasta, basil leaves and reserved cooking liquid.

5.Serve immediately.

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