How to make pasta puttanesca – recipe

A southern Italian store-cupboard staple in nine easy steps

Spaghetti puttanesca is one of those dishes that is far more than the sum of its relatively humble parts – designed around the store-cupboard staples of the Italian south, it can be knocked up (quiet at the back) in less than 15 minutes, yet will still knock your socks off every time. Keep the ingredients below in stock and you’ll always go to bed happy.

Prep 5 min
Cook 12 min
Serves 2