This well known pasta recipe has a few variations and differing stories behind it’s origin! Some say it’s a dish famous in Rome, others say it comes from Naples. Stories range from a meal thrown together in a restaurant with the ingredients that were left over, to originating in the brothels of the Spanish Quarters in Naples (whore is puttana in Italian, hence puttanesca).

Either way it’s delicious and can be ready in as little as 10 minutes. This has become one of my favourite recipes for lunch or a quick dinner because it is packed full of so many great, pungent flavours that all combine together to make a mouthwateringly good dish.

I’ve used Garofalo’s Spaghetti, also straight out of Naples, made in the nearby town of Gragnano.

This recipe is from my Cook Along series and is in collaboration with Garofalo Pasta as part of a paid for partnership. Garofalo Pasta is widely available on Ocado and Amazon

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