Lemon Sardine Pasta
This bright and lemony pasta is tossed with garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, crushed red chilies and chilly sardines. It’s the perfect pantry-friendly weeknight meal clocking in at less than 30 minutes!
Ingredients
- 8 oz thin spaghetti pasta
- 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup shallots chopped
- 2 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp salt or more to taste
- 1 package Matiz Brand Sardines in Pure Olive Oil drained 4.375 oz
- 1/4 cup lemon juice or more to taste
- 3 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Cook the pasta as per the instructions on the packaging; set aside.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, chilli flakes and lemon zest, and simmer until tender and fragrant.
- Add the drained sardines to the pan and break them down into chunks with a spatula. Simmer until the sardines are warmed up.
- Dump the cooked pasta into the pan and toss to evenly distribute the onions, garlic, and sardines. Add the lemon juice, a few handfuls of fresh parsley and a generous amount of cracked black pepper, and continue to toss to evenly distribute all of those flavors; salt as needed.
- Finally, sprinkle the parsley over the pasta. Give it a quick toss, and serve immediately.