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Kid Friendly Puttanesca

By Catherine McCord
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Cooks' Note

This recipe was originally published on Weelicious as "Kid Friendly Puttanesca".

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    25 minutes

  • Yield

    6 Servings

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
1/4 cup sliced kalamata olives
3 tablespoons capers
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    1. In a sauce pan over medium high heat, sauté onion, garlic and salt in olive oil under tender and transparent, about 5 minutes

    Step 2

    2. Stir in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, olives and capers. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for 10–15 minutes.

TagsSaucePastaItalian AmericanItalianEuropeanCanned TomatoTomatoVegetableOliveMainDinnerVeganVegetarianGluten FreeDairy FreeNut FreeEasyQuick30 Minutes or LessSimmerWeelicious

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