Recipe: Sardine and Olive Sauce with Shells

Sardine and Olive Sauce with Shells

1 lb pasta any shape
1/3 cup imported black olives pitted and coarsely chopped
3 3/4 oz sardines packed in olive oil
2 cloves garlic minced
pinch crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and stir a few times to ensure that the pasta does not stick to itself. Boil vigorously for the time recommended on the pasta package or until the pasta is tender.

While the pasta cooks, combine the olives, sardines, garlic, red pepper flakes, olive oil, salt, pepper, and parsley in a serving bowl until the sardines have broken in pieces.

Drain the pasta and toss it with the sauce in the serving bowl, adding more salt and pepper if needed.