Pasta with anchovies: a recipe with pine nuts and one using leftover bread, bringing imagination and flavor to the table.

PASTA WITH ANCHOVIES RECIPE

Perfect for those who want a flavorful yet quick and easy dish, pasta with anchovies is a true delight and a perfect "no waste" dish. One of the two versions we offer allows you to use up leftover stale bread , an ingredient that complements the anchovies and garlic. The second recipe is inspired by the more classic Apulian pasta with turnip greens and is enhanced with herbs and pine nuts , lending the dish delicacy and flavor.

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RECIPE: PASTA WITH ANCHOVIES AND BREADCRUMBS

And let's not forget that anchovy pasta, thanks to its quick preparation time, is the perfect dish for an impromptu dinner and for the famous midnight spaghetti dinner . Let's see together how to prepare the recipe for pasta with anchovies and breadcrumbs :

INGREDIENTS (For 10 people)

• 1 kg of pasta of your choice
• 80g of anchovies in oil
• 60 g of extra virgin olive oil
• 150 grams of breadcrumbs
• 6 cloves of garlic

Preparation

• Put the water on the stove without salting it and brown the peeled whole garlic cloves and the drained anchovy fillets in a pan with 30 g of oil.
• Add a few spoons of hot water to better dissolve the anchovies, stir.
• In another pan pour in the remaining oil, add the breadcrumbs and brown them.
• Cook the pasta, drain, place it in the pan with the anchovies and cook over the heat for a minute, adding a little cooking water if necessary.
• Turn off and add the breadcrumbs keeping some aside to decorate the dishes.
• According to your taste, add even a pinch of Chili pepper, rosemary, parsley and capers.

RECIPE: PASTA WITH ANCHOVIES AND PINE NUTS

And here is now the second variant with herbs and pine nuts :

Ingredients

• 320 g of short pasta
• approximately 200g of herbs
• 1 heaped tablespoon of pine nuts
• 2 salted anchovies
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 chilli
• 6 spoons of extra virgin olive oil
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Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: the same cooking time as pasta

Preparation

• Rinse carefully rinse the herbs under cold water, then cut them in strips.
• PREPARATIONS the water for the pasta by combining the salt and the chopped herbs, then place on the heat.
• Rinse e boned salted anchovies.
• In a large pan, paid the oil and place the anchovy fillets on it. Heat it and, meanwhile, using a wooden spoon, melt the anchovy. Add the crushed garlic clove and the Chili pepper, always mixing well to blend the flavors
• Completed with pine nuts and toast them. Be careful not to get distracted; they take a while to toast, but only a moment to burn!
• Meanwhile cook the pasta together with the herbs, drain it just al dente and sauté it for a few minutes in the pan with the seasoning.
• Delete thegarlic, prepare the portions and enjoy it.

This recipe doesn't like grated Parmesan cheese. Alternatively, you can toast a few tablespoons of breadcrumbs in a nonstick pan, being very careful not to burn them.

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