This delicious twist on an Italian classic is quick, easy, and oh-so-flavorful.  Our homemade, oil-free Pasta Puttanesca is full of bold olive yumminess with hearty beans, sweet tomatoes, briny capers, and aromatic spices. If you are an olive lover, then this pasta dish is for you! Plus, it can be whipped up in just about 20 minutes, making it perfect for busy week nights. This week’s awesome Whip It Up Wednesday recipe, is sure to delight your taste buds.

Whole Food Plant Based, vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, no highly processed ingredients and gluten free.

Hi there, Ameera here!

This week’s Whip It Up Wednesday is our delicious Pasta Puttanesca. It has all the flavor elements of a traditional Pasta Puttanesca but with a much healthier twist.

Tender pasta covered with a delectable olive sauce that is bursting with satisfying briny flavors; look no further, this dish is sure to make your belly happy!

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Whip it up Wednesday

As you already know, every Wednesday, we feature a quick and easy recipe that can be “whipped up” in 20 minutes or less. This recipe can be made in about 20 minutes, which really helps speed things up in the kitchen.

If you are an olive lover like we are, then this flavor-packed olive dish is right up your alley. Kalamata olives and capers are the stars of this tasty pasta dish. We fell in love with the first bite.  

The Real Test

Of course, the real test was trying it out on Dad as he is 100% Sicilian after all, and considers himself a connoisseur of all Italian dishes that we create!

He dove into this dish like he hadn’t eaten in a week. He gobbled it up and was looking for more.  Always a good sign!! Needless to say, he gave it a 2-thumbs up and helped himself to a 2^nd helping!  LOL

We hope you give this deliciousness a try.  It is awesome!

We hope you enjoy our new Whip It Up Wednesday quick and easy ideas! If you try this delicious pasta dish, we would love to know if you enjoy it as much as we do! Please leave us a review! Post a picture on Facebook or Instagram and tag us!  We would love to hear from you.

More Quick Pasta Ideas:

• Fast and Easy Sesame Noodles
• Oil Free Avocado Pesto
• Spicy Arrabbiata Sauce
• Lemony Pasta with Greens
• Healthy Italian Spaghetti Salad
• Linguini with Red Clam Sauce
• Broccoli Soba Noodle Salad
• Cashew Alfredo Sauce

Products Used:

• Stock pot to boil the pasta
• Ceramic/enamel lined skillet, or similar non-stick skillet with a tight-fitting lid

Pasta Puttanesca

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• Author: Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures
• Prep Time: 8 Minutes
• Cook Time: 12 Minutes
• Total Time: 20 Minutes
• Yield: 4-5 Servings 1x
• Category: Dinner
• Method: Stovetop
• Cuisine: Italian

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This delicious twist on an Italian classic is quick, easy, and oh-so-flavorful.  Our homemade, oil-free Pasta Puttanesca is full of bold olive yumminess with hearty beans, sweet tomatoes, briny capers, and aromatic spices. If you are an olive lover, then this pasta dish is for you! Plus, it can be whipped up in just about 20 minutes, making it perfect for busy week nights. This week’s awesome Whip It Up Wednesday recipe, is sure to delight your taste buds.

Whole Food Plant Based, vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, no highly processed ingredients and gluten free.

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Ingredients

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Skillet Ingredients:

• 1 cup yellow onions, fine dice
• 2 Tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 cup vegetable broth *
• ½ cup water (or broth)
• 1 – [ 14.5 oz. can ] petite diced tomatoes
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda *
• 1 Tablespoon reduced sodium tamari *
• 3 Tablespoons nutritional yeast
• ¼ cup kalamata olives, seeded and chopped (about 10 olives)
• 3 Tablespoons capers, rinsed *
• 1 – [ 15 oz. can ] navy beans, drained and rinsed

Spice/Herb Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 Tablespoon dried minced onions
• 2 Tablespoons dried parsley
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• ¼ to ½ teaspoon sea salt (+/-) *
• Pinch black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Other Ingredients:

• 12 oz. GF brown rice pasta (or pasta of choice) 

Other Optional Ingredients:

• Chopped fresh parsley
• Vegan Parmesan Cheese
• Sliced kalamata olives
• Red pepper flakes

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Instructions

1. Fill a large stock pot full of water. Add some sea salt to the water. Bring the water to a boil then add the pasta. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking. Note: You want to coordinate the completion of the pasta cooking time with the completion of the sauce. If unsure, then just wait to put the pasta into the boiling water once the sauce is done. Just turn the sauce down really low or remove from the stove.  Boil the pasta until just el dente, do not overcook, drain, rinse with cold water to remove any excess starch and trapped water, shake well, set aside.
2. Place the Spice/Herb Ingredients in a small bowl, mix and set aside.
3. In the meantime, in a large ceramic/enamel lined skillet (or similar non-stick skillet), add the diced onions, sauté over medium-high heat for 7 to 9 minutes until tender.
4. Then lower the temperature to medium-low and add the minced garlic and sauté for one minute, stirring constantly.
5. Next add all the remaining Skillet Ingredients and Spice/Herb Mix, stir well to combine. Simmer for 5 minutes. Test the flavors, add more spices, if necessary, to achieve the level of flavor you desire.
6. Add the cooked pasta, simmer for a few minutes, then remove from the stove and cover to allow the flavors to marry for a few minutes.
7. Serve with some freshly chopped parsley, sliced kalamata olives, red pepper flakes, and Vegan Parmesan Cheese.

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Notes

*Vegetable Stock:   We use Pacific Organic Low Sodium Vegetable Stock. We love this brand because it is Whole Food Plant Based compliant, as it does not contain MSG, has no oil, and does not contain any highly-processed ingredients.

*Baking Soda:  The baking soda is often used as a neutralizer for dishes that contain a lot of acidity, typically from tomatoes.  We use it in this dish to remove some of the tomato acidity without losing the tomatoey flavor. When you add it, the mixture will bubble up, then settle down as it neutralizes the acidity.

*Tamari: We used San J Tamari Soy Sauce, Gluten Free, Reduced Sodium.  You can substitute the tamari with reduced sodium soy sauce, Braggs Liquid Aminos, or Braggs Coconut Liquid Aminos.

*Sea Salt:  Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.

*Serving:  Makes 4 to 5

*Storage:  Refrigerate and use within 5 days.

This post contains affiliate links, and we may receive a very small commission if you purchase through those links at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures! For more information, see our disclosures here.