Anchovy pasta is a classic Italian dish that combines the salty, briny flavor of anchovies with the richness of tomatoes, garlic, and herbs. It is a simple dish to make, yet it is bursting with flavor and sure to impress your family and friends. With just a few pantry staples and some fresh ingredients, you can create a delicious and authentic anchovy pasta that will transport you to the streets of Italy.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
TOMATO AND ANCHOVY PASTA RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: unsalted butter, anchovies, panko breadcrumbs, freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, red pepper flakes, cherry tomato, kosher salt, white wine, spaghetti, lemon zest
Provided by Rie McClenny
Categories Dinner
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 4 of the chopped anchovy filets and cook for 1 minute, until they begin to melt.
- Add the panko bread crumbs and cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until golden brown. Transfer the bread crumbs to a medium bowl and let cool to room temperature. Once cooled, toss with the Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
- Heat ¼ cup (60 ml) of olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Once the oil begins to shimmer, add the remaining 6 anchovies and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until the anchovies begin to melt into the oil.
- Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for 30 seconds, until fragrant.
- Add the tomatoes and stir to coat in the oil. Season with 1 teaspoon of salt and cook for 5 minutes, or until the tomatoes just begin to soften.
- Add the white wine and reduce the heat to low. Cook for 5 minutes, or until the sauce is reduced by half.
- Add cooked pasta and reserved cooking water to the pot with the tomatoes and stir to combine. Cook for 1 minute, until the pasta is well coated and saucy. Drizzle with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt. Toss to coat.
- Serve the pasta topped with the anchovy bread crumbs and lemon zest
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 755 calories, Carbohydrate 109 grams, Fat 22 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 25 grams, Sugar 10 grams
SPICY PASTA WITH BROCCOLI, ANCHOVY, AND GARLIC
An Italian classic. Sweet, salty, and spicy flavors combine in this unique and tasty pasta and broccoli dish. This dish benefits from being richly coated in olive oil. Serve with a fresh, absorbent slice of focaccia to mop up the sauce.
Provided by Stephen Van Houten
Time 35m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Set an oven rack about 8 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Toss broccoli in a bowl with 1 tablespoon olive oil and salt; spread on a large baking sheet.
- Broil in the preheated oven until broccoli is tender and beginning to brown, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over low heat. Add anchovies, garlic, and red pepper flakes; cook and stir until anchovies dissolve into the oil, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with pepper. Mix in roasted broccoli.
- Drain pasta and return to the pot. Add broccoli-anchovy mixture and mix well. Drizzle remaining olive oil on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 666.9 calories, Carbohydrate 93.7 g, Cholesterol 10.2 mg, Fat 24.7 g, Fiber 8.1 g, Protein 23 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 652.1 mg, Sugar 6.4 g
ARTICHOKE, ANCHOVY AND LEMON PASTA
This recipe is a love letter to one of my favorite restaurants in Brooklyn. The chef does a play on pasta c'anciuova e muddica atturrata, which is Sicilian-style pasta with anchovies and toasted breadcrumbs, but he adds fish sauce for an intense umami boost. I first made this dish during the summer, when I crave pasta al limone, so this recipe became a hybrid of the two. The addition of the artichokes helps brighten it up even more.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 25m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- For the pasta: Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Season the boiling water with salt so it tastes as salty as a broth; it is important that the pasta water it is not too salty because it will help season the sauce. Add the pasta and cook for 2 minutes less than the package directions for al dente pasta.
- For the breadcrumbs: Put the butter and anchovies in a small nonstick pan and cook over medium-high heat, swirling the butter and stirring the anchovies until the butter starts to brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the panko and cook, stirring continuously and tossing, until the breadcrumbs are golden, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl, stir in the lemon zest and set aside.
- For the artichokes: Line a plate with paper towels. Heat a large saute pan or braiser over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and artichokes, cut-side down, and cook until the artichokes have a dark, golden brown crust, about 5 minutes. Transfer to the prepared plate and sprinkle with salt.
- Put the butter in the same pan and cook over medium heat until melted. Add the garlic and anchovies and cook, stirring frequently, until the anchovies start to turn dark brown and the garlic is very fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add 1/2 cup of the pasta water and stir to emulsify. Add the pasta and cook, stirring frequently, until the sauce coats the pasta and the flavors come together, 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the lemon juice and toss to coat.
- Divide the pasta into bowls and top with the artichokes, parsley if using and breadcrumbs.
ANCHOVY PASTA WITH GARLIC BREADCRUMBS
Memorize how to make the addictively crunchy breadcrumbs in this dish; use them to top all your pasta recipes forevermore.
Provided by Claire Saffitz
Categories Bon Appétit Pasta Dinner Anchovy Breadcrumbs Garlic Lemon Chile Pepper Cheese
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Very thinly slice 4 garlic cloves (a mandoline works great) and set aside. Pulse remaining 4 garlic cloves in a food processor until finely chopped. Add bread and lemon zest and pulse until coarse crumbs form; season with salt and pepper.
- Heat 1/4 cup oil in a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot over medium. Cook breadcrumb mixture, stirring often, until golden brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Transfer breadcrumb mixture with a slotted spoon to a small bowl.
- Heat remaining 3 Tbsp. oil in same pot over medium-low. Cook reserved sliced garlic, stirring occasionally, until golden at edges, about 1 minute. Add anchovies and chiles and cook, stirring, until anchovies are dissolved, about 1 minute. Stir in lemon juice.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until very al dente, about 3 minutes less than package directions.
- Using tongs, transfer pasta to pot with sauce along with 1 cup pasta cooking liquid. Cook, tossing often, until pasta is al dente. Add 3 Tbsp. pasta cooking liquid, then gradually add cheese, tossing until melted and emulsified. Remove from heat, add parsley, butter, and half of breadcrumb mixture and toss until combined and butter is melted. If pasta seems dry, add more pasta cooking liquid and oil and toss again. Season with salt and pepper, and more lemon juice if desired.
- Divide pasta among bowls. Top with remaining breadcrumb mixture.
PASTA WITH A ANCHOVY, SPINACH AND PINE NUT SAUCE
This recipe actually originated from a collaboration between my girlfriend (who lives in Italy) and myself one night. She was visiting, and after spending the day at the beach we were starving. Well, other than a few pantry items, a couple of slices of a baguette, 1 fresh tomato and not much else this was the end result. We came up with this amazing angel hair pasta, frozen spinach, pine nuts (yes, I always have them in the freezer), of course some parmesan, and lastly anchovies (yes, I keep those too, I add them to many sauces). Well we made this pasta which was great, grilled the baguette and broiled the tomato slices with nothing more than a little balsamic, olive oil, s/p and fresh basil. Dinner was amazing and so was this pasta. Now this is a light pasta dish, but has so much flavor. I actually like to serve this as a side dish sometimes if you don't want to serve it as a main dish. It is great as a side with grilled fish like, Halibut, Cod, Tilapia or even grilled scallops. I like use a lemon, olive oil, salt and pepper marinade for the seafood to keep it simple which goes well with the pasta. Give it a try, I know you will really enjoy it. I never really liked anchovies until I tried them toasted or sauteed - they get nutty and sweet. This is literally a 20 minute great dish and serves 4 for a pretty good price. As I said, some fresh tomatoes, grilled bread and dinner in a hurry for family or friends.
Provided by SarasotaCook
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 20m
Yield 4 Plate Servings, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Spinach -- Just thaw and squeeze dry and set to the side. It will take only a couple of minutes to heat up in the sauce.
- Pasta -- Again, takes just minutes for Angel Hair pasta to cook so make sure you sauce is done or at least started. This dish only takes minutes.
- For the pasta cook according to directions - a large pot of salted water. when done, drain and set to the side to keep warm.
- Sauce -- In a large saute pan, add the oil and and bring to a medium high heat. Add the pine nuts and toast until golden brown. They will only take a minute and stir often. Remove to a paper towel to let them drain. Then add the garlic and shallot and cook two minutes until they start to get golden brown, add the anchovies and cook another minute. Add the spinach breaking it up as you add it to the pan along with the butter and cook 2-3 minutes.
- Pine Nuts -- I take about 1/2 or a little less and break them up a bit. You can just use the back of a fork or you can put them in a baggie and just hit them with the bottom of a pan or bowl to slightly crush them. You just want to break them up a bit.
- Finishing -- Pasta should be done and drained. Simply add the pasta to the sauce pan along with the pine nuts, lemon juice and zest and toss well.
- Garnish with fresh grated parmesan. Literally a 20 minute dish and absolutely delish! And if you think you didn't like anchovies, you will.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 753.6, Fat 32.7, SaturatedFat 8.4, Cholesterol 29.7, Sodium 483, Carbohydrate 94, Fiber 8.2, Sugar 4.4, Protein 24.1
SICILIAN ANCHOVY PASTA
An old italian showed me this, don't know if it's true sicilian, but it sure is easy and good if you like anchovies. This is how he cooked it, I love this version just as it is.
Provided by Cocinero
Categories Spaghetti
Time 22m
Yield 3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- I dont remember how big the anchovy cans are, but they are those little oblong cans twith the fillets in olive oil.
- Cook pasta, open the anchovy cans and use the olive oil in them to coat the pasta so it doesnt stick together. set aside.
- Add more olive oil to a skillet, enough to coat all the pasta well later on. (Not much since it is already coated).
- Saute the garlic and onions in the olive oil.
- Add the chopped ahchovies and a good bit of pepper. (a lot of black pepper is good in this).
- Pour the mixture over pasta and mix well to coat all the pasta, serve as it is with no cheese or other toppings.
- **If you add fresh chopped basil and a touch of lemon juice, it completely changes the dish. I like both of them.**.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 701.2, Fat 8.1, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 51, Sodium 2209.3, Carbohydrate 116.2, Fiber 5.2, Sugar 3.7, Protein 37.4
ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH ANCHOVY SAUCE
Don't tell anyone there is anchovies in this. They will never know since they dissolve and leave behind a wonderful flavor. Serve with a tossed salad and crusty Italian bread for a complete meal.
Provided by threeovens
Categories Spaghetti
Time 10m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium low heat, add garlic and cook about 30 seconds.
- Add anchovies along with the oil in the can, stir, cook 2 minutes (they will dissolve).
- Season with pepper to taste and pour over pasta and toss.
- Top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 305.3, Fat 10.5, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 6, Sodium 263.1, Carbohydrate 42.5, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 1, Protein 9.5
BAKED SQUID WITH GARLIC-ANCHOVY PASTA
I found this on another recipe site many years ago and it became a favorite back then. I recently came across the recipe again and thought I would share it here. Originally by Tracy Seaman in _An Italian Christmas Meal_; "Food and Wine", December 1994.
Provided by Skypoodle
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil.
- In a large bowl, toss the squid with breadcrumbs, oregano, pepper and 1 tsp salt.
- Spread the squid in a large baking dish in a single layer and sprinkle with any leftover crumbs. Drizzle 1/4 cup of the olive oil over the squid. Bake for 10 minutes or until the squid is golden brown and crunchy.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, whisk the garlic and anchovy paste into the remaining 1/4 cup of olive oil and bring to a simmer over low heat.
- Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook to al dente according to package (about 3 minutes).
- Drain the pasta and return it to the saucepan adding the anchovy sauce and the butter. Toss to coat.
- Make a bed of pasta on a platter or plates and mound the squid on the pasta.
- Serve with lemon wedges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 751.1, Fat 34.8, SaturatedFat 6.7, Cholesterol 405.7, Sodium 932.2, Carbohydrate 70.8, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 2.7, Protein 38.6
PASTA WITH SPICY ANCHOVY SAUCE AND DILL BREAD CRUMBS
Provided by Shelley Wiseman
Categories Onion Pasta Quick & Easy Dinner Healthy Dill Gourmet Pescatarian Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat 1/4 cup oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until it shimmers, then cook bread crumbs, stirring constantly, until deep golden and crisp, 6 to 8 minutes.
- Transfer bread crumbs to a bowl and toss with dill and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and black pepper.
- Wipe out skillet, then cook onions with 1/4 teaspoon salt in remaining 1/2 cup oil over medium heat, stirring frequently, until very soft, 12 to 15 minutes. Add anchovies and cook, mashing anchovies into onions, until dissolved.
- Meanwhile, cook bucatini in a pasta pot of boiling salted water (2 tablespoons salt for 5 quarts water) until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain pasta.
- Stir red-pepper flakes and reserved water into anchovy sauce, then add pasta and toss to combine. Add about half of bread crumbs and toss to coat. Serve sprinkled with remaining bread crumbs.
ANCHOVY, BREADCRUMB, PASTA
My mom made this dish up, it is REALLY good if you like anchovies. A little on the dry side because of the breadcrumbs and anchovies together, but it has an excellent taste.
Provided by Dana-MMH
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 20m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in skillet add liquid from anchovies.
- Chop up anchovies and put in skillet on medium heat, for just a couple minutes (they cook up really fast so watch carefully).
- Turn skillet off, add bread crumbs and stir thoroughly.
- Pour over pasta.
BROCCOLI AND ANCHOVY SAUCE FOR PASTA
Make and share this Broccoli and Anchovy Sauce for Pasta recipe from Food.com.
Provided by evelynathens
Categories Sauces
Time 17m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Cook broccoli until tender in boiling, salted water.
- Drain.
- Put back in pan.
- Toss in cream until heated through.
- Season.
- Fry breadcrumbs in butter until golden.
- Add anchovies and cook until heated through.
- Top pasta with the broccoli sauce.
- Sprinkle breadcrumbs and anchovies over.
BAKED SQUID WITH GARLIC-ANCHOVY PASTA
Yield 4 Servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450°F. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. In a large bowl, toss the squid with breadcrumbs, oregano, pepper and 1 tsp salt. Spread the squid in a large baking dish in a single layer and sprinkle with any leftover crumbs. Drizzle 1/4 cup of the olive oil over the squid. Bake for 10 minutes or until the squid is golden brown and crunchy. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, whisk the garlic and anchovy paste into the remaining 1/4 cup of olive oil and bring to a simmer over low heat. Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook to al dente according to package (about 3 minutes). Drain the pasta and return it to the saucepan adding the anchovy sauce and the butter. Toss to coat. Make a bed of pasta on a platter or plates and mound the squid on the pasta. Serve with lemon wedges.
MIDNIGHT PASTA WITH GARLIC, ANCHOVY, CAPERS AND RED PEPPER
Categories Pasta
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- PREPARATION Put the spaghetti in a large pot of well-salted rapidly boiling water and cook only until firmly al dente. (Depending on the brand of pasta, this will be 8 to 10 minutes, but check frequently to see. ) While the pasta is cooking, warm the olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for about 1 minute, without letting it brown. Stir in the anchovies, capers and red pepper and cook for a half-minute more, then turn off the heat. Drain the pasta and return it to the pot. Pour in the garlic mixture, add the parsley, if using, and toss well to coat. Serve with grated Parmesan if desired.
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients: Fresh anchovies, ripe tomatoes, and flavorful herbs will make all the difference in your pasta dish.
- Don't overcook the anchovies: They should be cooked just until they are opaque, about 2 minutes. Overcooking will make them tough and rubbery.
- Use a good quality olive oil: Extra virgin olive oil is the best choice for this dish. It will add a rich, fruity flavor.
- Season the pasta water liberally: The pasta water should be salty like the sea. This will help to flavor the pasta and prevent it from becoming bland.
- Don't rinse the pasta after cooking: Rinsing the pasta will remove the starch, which is essential for creating a creamy sauce.
- Serve the pasta immediately: Pasta is best enjoyed when it is hot and fresh. If you need to make it ahead of time, reheat it gently in a saucepan with a little olive oil.
Conclusion:
Anchovy pasta is a classic Italian dish that is easy to make and delicious to eat. With its briny, salty flavor and creamy texture, it is a surefire hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you are looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal, give anchovy pasta a try. You won't be disappointed.
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