Fettuccine Pasta with Sardines

Servings

4-6

Prep Time

25 minutes

Difficulty

Intermediate

Ingredients

2 cans King Oscar Sardines with Spicy Cracked Pepper
1 pound fettuccine or thick spaghetti
1/2 cup breadcrumbs, from toasted bread
2 tbsp olive oil, reserved from can
Cracked pepper, reserved from can
2 tbsp drained capers
Salt, to taste
1 tsp grated lemon zest
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
Fresh basil

His Majesty's favorite pasta con le sarde. Fettuccine tossed with cracked pepper sardines, capers, toasted breadcrumbs, and lemon zest in the sardines' own olive oil.

Instructions

Drain and reserve the olive oil and cracked pepper from the sardine cans.
Cook pasta according to package instructions, drain.
Brown the breadcrumbs over medium heat in a tablespoon of the reserved olive oil, stirring frequently, 3-5 minutes, then remove.
Add remaining reserved olive oil from the cans, sardines, and capers to pan, sprinkle with reserved cracked pepper and salt to taste.
Stir gently until heated through, about 2 minutes.
Add pasta, breadcrumbs, lemon zest, and parsley to the mixture and gently combine.
Garnish with fresh basil.