recipe: arrabiata sauce

I made this the other night.  I gave it a go because not only is it low GI, but it’s also vegetarian.  In my experience, arrabiata contains hot Italian sausage.  Now, I adore Italian sausage; but it’s a highly processed meat, which contains a lot of fat.  So when I saw this recipe, I was intrigued enough to give it a go.  (Of course if you wanted to, you could include the sausage.)

Link:  Arrabiata sauce, from Taste.com.au.

Taste:  Fantastic.  Absolutely had the authentic taste of a beautiful traditional arrabiata.  One thing to note – I only used one red chilli, about 10cms long, as SO isn’t able to eat really hot food.  It was still hot, but not unbearably so.  Next time I make this I’ll do the same.

Difficulty: Very easy.

Approximate cost of ingredients:  I didn’t keep details, but this would have cost no more than about $5, including the pasta I cooked to go with it.  It will do us for two dinners (ie. it serves four people).  Very cheap.

Quickness or otherwise:  Very quick.  Took about 20 minutes from start to finish.

Other comments:  We both really enjoyed this one.  Delicious.  SO didn’t even complain much about the fact it was a vegetarian recipe.

Overall:  Brilliant recipe.  Loved this one.

Score: 9.5/10.  Quick, easy, few ingredients which are easy to source.  This one is a definite keeper.