Recipe of the Month
Pasta with Sardines
Ingredients:
- 8 ounces dry, whole grain pasta
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 (3.75 ounce) can sardines in tomato sauce
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- One important tip to remember: Crush the garlic and leave it at room temperature for approximately 10 minutes before you cook it. Several studies show that this little step helps to maximize the cancer-fighting enzymes of garlic.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook as instructed on the box (usually about 8 minutes).
- While the pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, and cook for a few minutes until soft. Then add the garlic, and cook until fragrant. Stir in the sardines with their sauce. When the sardines heat through, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the pasta is ready.
- When the pasta is almost done, drain, and add it to the sardine sauce. Stir, cover, and turn the heat off. Let stand for a few minutes to absorb the flavors of the sauce.
- Squeeze juice from the lemon over the pasta. Divide onto serving plates, and top with red pepper flakes and grated Parmesan cheese as desired.
Yield
4 servings
Adapted from:
Allrecipes.com
