Sicilian-style spaghetti
- Serves 2
- 3 mins to prepare and 12 mins to cook
- 611 calories / serving
- Healthy
- Dairy-free
Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 40g breadcrumbs
- 10g fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 150g wholewheat spaghetti
- 2 x 120g tins sardines in oil, drained (2 tsp oil reserved), backbones removed and flesh thickly flaked
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- ½ tsp crushed chillies
- 40g raisins
- 3 tbsp white wine (optional)
- 20g pine nuts, toasted (optional)
- ½ lemon, zested and juiced
Directions
- In a large frying pan over medium heat, heat the oil and cook the breadcrumbs for 3 minutes, turning constantly, until golden and crisp.
- Set aside after seasoning with black pepper and mixing in the majority of the parsley.
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions.
- Set aside after draining (reserving 3 tbsp of the cooking water).
- Meanwhile, heat the frying pan over a low heat with the leftover oil from the sardine tin.
- Cook for 8 minutes after adding the onion and chilies.
- Sizzle for 1 minute, or until the liquid has almost evaporated, after adding the raisins and wine (if using).
- Cook for 2 minutes to heat through the sardines and pine nuts (if using). Lemon juice should be added now.
- Combine the pasta, the saved boiling water, and the remaining parsley in a large mixing bowl.
- Warm for 1-2 minutes before seasoning.
- Top with parsley breadcrumbs and lemon zest and divide between two dishes.