How to Make Penne Pasta in Red Sauce with Fish- Recipe on FirstCry Parenting

Penne Pasta in Red Sauce with Fish

Pasta is a very versatile dish – its always about the ingredients that go into it that make the difference. We feel that the beauty of pasta is in keeping it simple, with a few, good ingredients added in such a way that they absolutely sing when rounded up together. We thought of adding a twist to the regular pasta by adding fish to the dish. Conjure it up this weekend and bring some Italian flavours to the dinner table.

Serves Preparation Time Cooking Time
4 People 20-25 Minutes 15-20 Minutes

Ingredients

  • 400 g penne pasta
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 3 – 4 garlic clove, crushed
  • 400 gm pasta sauce
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 50 gm olives, pitted
  • 1/2 cup parsley leaves, chopped
  • 200 gm mackerel, cut into pieces

Method

Step 1

Take water in a large saucepan and keep it for boiling. Cook pasta in water for 4-5 min or until al-dente. Drain pasta and reserve 1/3 cup water.

Step 2

In a frying pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté for 3 – 4 minutes. Add pasta sauce and cook for 2 – 3 mins while stirring continuously until almost boiling.

Step 3

Reduce heat to low and stir in cream, olives, half the parsley and salt and pepper.

Step 4

Cover and let it cook for another 5 minutes. Gently slide in the fish pieces and simmer for 4 – 5 min.

Step 5

Put in pasta and the reserved water to the pan. Add the remaining parsley and give it a nice toss to combine.

Step 6

Serve hot.

Nutritional Information

Calories 798 Kcal
Proteins 24.1 g
Fat 47.7 g
Carbohydrates 72 g
Cholesterol 116 mg
Sodium 1520 mg
Potassium 481 mg

 

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