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Chicken garlic anchovy caper pasta

Time: 15min
Servings: 4
Rating: 4.5/5

Recipe by David Tanis from NYT Cooking: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/12168-midnight-pasta-with-garlic-anchovy-capers-and-red-pepper

INGREDIENTS

  • 1lb spaghetti
  • 3/8 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 onion, diced
  • 8 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
  • 8 anchovy filets, chopped
  • 2 tbs capers
  • 1 tsp red pepper
  • 1/3-3/4 lb chicken, diced
  • Parmesan

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Salt and boil water for pasta. Cook pasta until al dente.
  2. Chop onion, garlic, and anchovy.
  3. In medium saucepan, heat olive oil. Soften onions for ~5min over medium heat. 
  4. Add in garlic and let golden for a minute. Add in anchovy, capers, and red pepper. Remove from heat.
  5. Mix pasta with the sauce. Top with chicken and Parmesan. 

Thoughts
Used anchovy oil in addition to olive oil. Added chicken to bulk up meal. Very savory and good way to use up left over anchovy.