Pasta puttanesca is one of the tastiest pastas Mari Moilanen knows.
Baked pasta is finished with tomato blocks and grated parmesan. Mari Moilanen
In pasta puttanesca, saltiness and tomato are combined into a wonderful tasting whole, states the food editor Mari Moilanen. According to him, there is nothing too much or too little in this pasta.
This time, Moilanen uses orzo pasta, which looks exactly like a grain of rice.
– I ended up making tuna-crusted pasta puttanesca from orzo pasta and still in the oven. It has a twist, Moilanen writes Something tasty in his blog.
Orzo pasta resembles a grain of rice. Mari Moilanen
Baked pasta dishes, with the exception of lasagna, can often remain a bit dry and pasta-like. But when you use small grains of orzo pasta in baked pasta, this problem does not exist.
Pasta puttanesca in the oven is succulent and tasty. Incredibly fast preparation and the easiest everyday meal.
– Insanely delicious!
Pasta puttanesca
(for 4 people)
1 onion
4-5 large cloves of garlic
a drizzle of olive oil
40 g of anchovies
1 1/4 dl chopped black kalamata olives
2 tablespoons of small capers
1 tsp tuna in oil
1 pc crushed tomato (e.g. Mutti)
3 tablespoons of tomato puree
250 g (2 1/2 dl) orzo pasta
4 1/2 dl water
2 tablespoons of chopped parsley
1 teaspoon chili flakes
1 teaspoon of honey
1 teaspoon of salt
black pepper
On:
two tomatoes in slices
2 dl (approx. 70 g) grated parmesan
1. Heat the olive oil in a pan. Saute chopped onion and garlic in a pan until they soften. Add the anchovies (without the oil) to the pan and fry for a while. Chop the anchovies slightly with a spatula.
2. Add the drained tuna, crushed tomatoes and puree, mix. Add water and orzo pasta and spices. Let it boil and pour the mixture into the baking dish.
3. Cover the pasta with foil and bake in a 225-degree oven for 20 minutes. Take the pan out of the oven, spread the sliced tomatoes on the surface of the pan and cover the pasta with a fine grated parmesan. Bake for another 10 minutes at 250 degrees until the cheese melts and browns a little.
4. Serve with a fresh salad.