Pasta with Anchovy Breadcrumbs

Name: Pasta with Anchovy Breadcrumbs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400g spaghetti; 6 anchovy fillets; 1 cup breadcrumbs; 4 cloves garlic; ½ cup olive oil; ¼ tsp red pepper flakes; fresh parsley; zest of 1 lemon

Simple Sicilian pasta with crunchy herbed breadcrumbs and melted anchovies. Toasting the breadcrumbs in oil until deeply golden, not just warmed through, gives them their essential crunch against the soft pasta.

Total time

25 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Italian

comfortpasta

Ingredients

400gspaghetti

6anchovy fillets

1 cupbreadcrumbs

4 clovesgarlic

½ cupolive oil

¼ tspred pepper flakes

fresh parsley

zest of 1 lemon

Instructions

Toast breadcrumbs in 2 tbsp oil with garlic and red pepper until golden.

Melt anchovies in remaining oil.

Cook pasta al dente; toss with anchovy oil and pasta water.

Top with breadcrumbs, parsley, and lemon zest.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

752

Protein

11g

Fat

56.8g

Carbs

49.7g

Fiber

3.2g

Sodium

396mg

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