Italy's ANGRY Pasta: Penne Arrabbiata Pasta Recipe

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🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and dairy-free.

Puree 2-3 cloves of garlic with a habanero chili pepper, or keep garlic whole to infuse the oil.

Remove watery liquids and seeds from whole canned tomatoes, then crush them by hand to make them pulpy.

Add a few pinches of salt to the crushed tomatoes and set aside.

Cover the bottom of a skillet with olive oil, then add the garlic and pepper puree (or whole garlic cloves if not pureed).

Sauté the garlic and chili pepper in olive oil over medium heat for about 1 minute until fragrant.

Reduce heat to medium-low and add the crushed tomatoes to the skillet, cooking for about 20 minutes to reduce the sauce.

At around 10 minutes into the sauce cooking, start boiling penne rigate according to package instructions.

Taste the sauce for spice and salt, adjusting as necessary. Remove whole garlic cloves if used.

Once the pasta is cooked, drain it and combine it with the sauce in the skillet, tossing to coat.

Plate the pasta and sprinkle with fresh parsley before serving.

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