Rating: 3.5 stars
6 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 1
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 2
  • 2 star values: 1
  • 1 star values: 0

This reader and friends love this sauce because of the capers. It's a flexible recipe, too, since you can use dried herbs if you don't have any fresh on hand, and bottled minced garlic in place of the garlic cloves. It's great with any kind of pasta--the reader especially likes it with spaghetti or rotini--or over chicken, topped with Parmesan cheese.

Recipe by Cooking Light December 2000

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Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner

Recipe Summary

Yield:
4 servings (serving size: 1 cup pasta and 3/4 cup sauce)
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and sauté for 2 minutes. Add basil and the next 6 ingredients (basil through tomatoes); bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in capers. Serve over pasta.

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Chef's Notes

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Nutrition Facts

277 calories; calories from fat 8%; fat 2.5g; saturated fat 0.4g; mono fat 1g; poly fat 0.7g; protein 9.7g; carbohydrates 54.7g; fiber 3.3g; iron 3.7mg; sodium 531mg; calcium 77mg.
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