Squid Pasta with Marinara Sauce
A restaurant-quality squid pasta with marinara sauce that is very inexpensive and easy to make! This seafood pasta recipe requires minimal ingredients. It's the perfect pasta to make as a weeknight dinner or on special occasions without breaking the bank
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh squid, tubes and tentacles, (rinsed and cut into ¼ inch thickness)
- 8 oz spaghetti or fettuccine pasta
- 2 garlic cloves, (smashed)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup dry white wine
- ½ cup clam juice, (or use chicken broth)
- 14 oz whole peeled San Marzano tomatoes, (break them apart and remove seeds)
- a pinch of red chili pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- black pepper, (to taste)
Optional:
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- a pinch of white sugar, (to add sweetness to the sauce, only if needed)
Instructions
- In a large sauce pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook garlic for 30 seconds. Add wine and simmer for 1 minute. Add clam juice, tomatoes, and Italian seasoning. Cook until the sauce is reduced and thickened (enough to cover the cooked pasta) for 4-5 minutes. Taste and season sauce with a small pinch of red pepper flakes, sugar, and salt if needed.
- Add squid, cover, and simmer gently on low heat until the squid is tender for 20-25 minutes. Do not allow to boil.
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta for about 2 minutes less than the direction for al dente (cooked through but still firm). Drain it well.
- Remove the squid from the sauce. Add the cooked pasta into the marinara sauce. Cook until the pasta is done and has absorbed some of the sauce for 2 minutes. Stir the squid back into the sauce. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 438kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 27gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 264mgSodium: 438mgPotassium: 733mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 295IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 3mg
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