Sardine and tomato spaghetti recipe

Sardine and tomato spaghetti

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

This sardine and tomato spaghetti recipe is quick, easy and needs just a few simple store cupboard ingredients. If you haven't got fresh produce: crushed chillies, tinned tomatoes and dried herbs work just fine – so does tinned tuna.

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  • Serves 4
  • 5 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook
  • 488 calories / serving

  • Dairy-free

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 red onion, finely diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely diced
  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 2 x 250g packs cherry tomatoes
  • 350g wholewheat spaghetti
  • 100g pitted green olives
  • 2 x 120g tins sardines in tomato sauce, skin and any large bones removed
  • 10g fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

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Each serving contains

Energy
2060kJ 488.0kcal
24%
Fat
16g
medium23%
Saturates
3g
low16%
Salt
1.4g
low24%
Sugars
10g
low11%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 65.0gProtein 24.9gFibre 12.6g

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the onion over a medium heat for 8 mins until softened and lightly golden. Stir in the garlic and chilli and fry for 2 mins. Add the vinegar, tomatoes and 200ml water and cook for 8-10 mins until the tomatoes start to break down, pressing them with the back of a spoon to release their juices.
  2. Meanwhile, bring a pan of salted water to the boil and cook the spaghetti for 10-12 mins until al dente. Drain, reserving a cup of the cooking water.
  3. Stir the olives and sardines into the tomatoes, flaking the fish into chunks with a spoon. Reduce the heat to low and tip in the spaghetti with a splash of the reserved pasta water; toss everything together so the sauce coats the pasta. Add a little more water if you need to. Serve sprinkled with the parsley.

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