Pasta with octopus is a simple yet deeply flavorful dish, where the sea meets home cooking. Tender octopus is blended into a savory cream, lightly tinted with tomato, spiced with chili, and rounded off with a touch of cream. A quick, comforting seafood pasta that delivers bold flavor without complexity. Let’s see how to make it.
Seafood
Simple
Traditional
Octopus Pasta
Octopus Pasta is a rich yet simple seafood dish made with tender octopus blended into a light tomato and chili sauce, finished with a touch of cream.
Ingredients
- Penne pasta 350 g
- Octopus (fresh or frozen) 1
- Tomato 2 tablespoons
- Chili pepper to taste
- Extra virgin olive oil to taste
- Cream 1 tablespoon
- Salt to taste
Tools
- Pot
- Pan
- Blender
- Wooden spoon
Instructions
- Boil the octopus in lightly salted water until tender.
- Drain and blend the octopus until smooth.
- Heat olive oil with plenty of chili pepper in a pan.
- Add the octopus cream and a small amount of tomato.
- Cook for a few minutes over medium heat.
- Cook the pasta al dente and add it to the sauce.
- Toss with one tablespoon of cream to bind the sauce.
- Adjust salt and serve immediately.
Nutritional values (per serving)
Calories
465 kcal
465 kcal
Fat
18 g
18 g
Carbohydrates
52 g
52 g
Protein
24 g
24 g
Sugar
4 g
4 g
Fiber
3 g
3 g
Sodium
520 mg
520 mg
This post is also available in: Italiano (Italian)
