Penne all'Arrabbiata (pasta tomat pedas)
Recipe video above. “Arrabbiata” means “angry” in Italian and refers to how the spiciness of this classic Italian pasta! I love how this simple dish is made interesting with a good kick of chilli.To be authentic, use whole peeled tomatoes and mash them up with a fork. For convenience, I use crushed

Ingredients
4 servings
Instructions
- Sauté - Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add garlic and stir for 10 seconds. Add cayenne and chilli flakes. Cook for 1 minute, or until garlic is light golden.
- Add tomato, salt and pepper. Rinse out the tomato cans with the water and add into the pot.
- Simmer - Turn up the heat to high, stir, then once it comes to a simmer, turn back down to medium heat and simmer for 15 minutes. (Taste check at 10 min – if sour, add the sugar.)
- Cook pasta - Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to the boil with the 1 tablespoon of salt. Add pasta and cook per packet directions.
- Save water – Just before draining, give the pot a big stir (to agitate the starch) then scoop out 1 cup of the water and set aside. (Note 4) Drain pasta.
- Toss – Add pasta into the sauce along with 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water. Toss well (still on the stove) until the pasta is coated with the pasta sauce. Use extra pasta cooking water if needed, to loosen.
- Serve - Divide between bowls and serve immediately with parmesan and parsley, if using.
Nutrition per serving
Protein17g
Carbs91g
Fat16g
567kcal
17gProtein
91gCarbs
16gFat
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$896.00
$896.00
Per Serving
$224.00/serving
$224.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$1792.00 vs buying!
~$1792.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (83% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| / 14oz penne or ziti | 400 g | - |
| cooking / kosher salt | 1 tbsp | $5.00 |
| extra virgin olive oil | 4 tbsp | $138.00 |
| arlic cloves | 3 g | $4.00 |
| red cayenne pepper chilli | 1 | $294.00 |
| chilli flakes | 0.5 tsp | $2.00 |
| / 28 oz canned crushed tomato | 800 g | $421.00 |
| cooking / kosher salt | 0.25 tsp | - |
| black pepper | 0.25 tsp | $6.00 |
| white sugar | 0.5 tsp | - |
| parmesan | - | - |
| finely chopped parsley | 2 tsp | $26.00 |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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