Name: Neapolitan Pasta

Ingredients:

• 12 oz. fusilli (or rotini) pasta
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1/3 cup dried currants
• 3 tablespoons capers, drained
• 2 cups cherry tomatoes
• 1/4 cup almonds, flaked
• 1/4 cup pitted olives, sliced
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Instructions:

• Cook the pasta al dente according to the package directions
• Heat oil in a large skillet and fry the onion for 2 minutes on medium-high heat
• Add the currents and capers, and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the tomatoes and press them flat with the back of a wooden spoon to release juices.
• Cover sauce and simmer for 8 minutes on low heat.
• Place almonds on a plate and microwave at 1 minute intervals, stirring in between, until golden.
• Add olives and 2 tablespoons parsley to sauce.
• Season with salt (in moderation) and pepper.
• Toss the pasta with the sauce, and garnish with the almonds and the remaining parsley.

Comments: 2/12/2018 - I substituted a 14.5-oz can of diced tomatoes for the cherry tomatoes and used 1 teaspoon of black pepper for seasoning. The almonds were golden after 4 1-minute microwavings. The currants gave it a very sweet flavor.
5/13/2019 - I substituted a 14.5-oz can of diced tomatoes for the cherry tomatoes, and used 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper and 1 teaspoon of salt substitute for seasoning. I used a 2 1/4-oz can of sliced olives, 2 cups of rotini, but only 1 tablespoon of capers. I browned the almonds on a small plate and some of them began to blacken in 2 minutes. Gail liked it and thought it was salty enough with just one tablespoon of capers. We got about 5 servings.
7/11/2020 - Cooking during covid-19: canned tomatoes and canned olives, but including fresh mushrooms. I omitted the salt and pepper.
11/4/2020 - I made 2/3 of the recipe without a side dish and it gave us 4 servings. Here's what I used: 2 cups of bowtie pasta, a medium onion, 4 oz of fresh mushrooms, 1 1/2 medium tomatoes, a 2 1/4-oz can of sliced black olives, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, 1 teaspoon of salt substitute, and no parsley. I microwaved the almonds for 3 1/2 minutes, but they never turned golden. Gail gave it it a 5-star rating.
6/14/2022 - This time I used cherry tomatoes. Two boxes were more than 2 cups. They were very hard to press flat. They kept slipping away and some even escaped the pan. I had a full cup of chopped parsley, but added all of it with the olives. I had whole almonds, which I cut in half. They were “golden” in 1 1/2 minutes. I used a box of rotini, a 2 1/4-oz can of sliced black olives, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, and 1 teaspoon of salt substitute,

Source: https://recipecenter.giantfood.com/recipes/67665/neapolitan-pasta

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