Sardine Pasta {15-Minute Recipe}

2 standard portions

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Ingredients

• 140 g Spaghetti
• 2 tablespoons Olive oil
• 2 Shallots (finely diced)
• 3 Garlic clove (crushed)
• 1 Lemon (juice and zest only)
• 80 g Spinach
• 160 g Sardines (canned)
• 7 g Fresh parsley (finely chopped)
• 1 pinch Fine sea salt and ground black pepper
• 1 tsp Chilli flakes ((less if preferred))
• 50 g Sun-dried tomatoes (chopped)

Method

1. Cook 140 g Spaghetti according to the packet instructions - normally 10-12 minutes.
2. Heat 2 tbsp Olive oil in a pan and cook 2 Shallots until softened, about 2 minutes.
3. Add 3 Garlic clove and 1 tsp Chilli flakes. Stir and cook for a further minutes.
4. About 2 minutes before the spaghetti is cooked, add 80 g Spinach to the water.
5. Add 160 g Sardines, juice and zest of 1 Lemon, 7 g Fresh parsley, 50 g Sun-dried tomatoes and 1 pinch Sea salt and black pepper to the shallots. Gently stir to avoid breaking up the sardines too much.
6. Drain the spaghetti and spinach, reserving a small amount of pasta water.
7. Add the drained spaghetti, spinach and reserved water to the sardine mix. Mix well and serve.