puttanesca

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Eggplant puttanesca is a delicious vegetarian meal with an Italian flair, perfect for friends and family alike.

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  • Pasta puttanesca with plenty of garlic wasn't the wimpy version too often found.
  • The least successful of the large plates we tried was a hunk of braised pork shoulder, luscious and tender but so big it rejected the penetration of the puttanesca that sauced it.
  • Michael and Haley, third - and fourth-generation DelGrossos respectively, will demo four unique family recipes that would look great on any Sunday table: Brasciole with marinara sauce, chicken puttanesca, Uncle Joe's stuffed peppers, and clams and mussels la famiglia. —  Broward-Palm Beach New Times | Complete Issue
  • Chef Eric Fleischer, formerly of Bobo, dishes up items like the beef burger on brioche ($13) and a no-frills pasta puttanesca ($14), which help keep the menu open for picky eaters, like my dining companion for the evening. —  New York Press
  • The first time I ever had puttanesca sauce, my friend discovered after making the sauce that she had no pasta. —  WordPress.com News
 

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