Pasta Puttanesca

This is a great dish with wonderful Mediterranean flavors and it can be scaled up to serve more people. Add ingredient amounts to your liking.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 866 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup Parmesan cheese
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 lemons
• 1 ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed
• ½ teaspoon anchovy paste
• ½ cup capers
• 1 (12 ounce) package dried penne pasta
• 40 kalamata olives, pitted and chopped
• 5 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.

Step 2

Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Dredge chicken cubes in flour seasoned with salt and pepper, and brown in the hot oil. Once the chicken is browned on all sides, squeeze the juice from one lemon over the cubes. Stir in the capers, olives and anchovy paste, and cook for at least 5 minutes to mingle the flavors, and cook the chicken.

Step 3

When chicken is no longer pink, add the diced tomatoes, juice from the remaining lemon, salt, and pepper. Add pasta and cheese to the pan, and cook, stirring just until heated through.