Sardine Fra Diavolo

This post was sponsored by Season Brand Sardines.  All thoughts & opinions are always my own.

A spicy Italian tomato sauce with just the right amount of heat made from sardines and basic pantry staples. Here’s to a quick, simple & delicious dinner!

Sardines.  These teeny-tiny fish are extraordinarily underrated.

As Americans, we seem skirmish about the sardine.  Everyone loves canned tuna & salmon, yet they turn their noses up at sardines.  People have no idea what they’re missing out on!

I think people confuse the sardine with the anchovy.  Both are small fish you’ll find canned whole.  The anchovy is a much stronger smelling and tasting fish – still delicious though!

Sardines pack a major punch of flavor and nutrition.  Sardines are a very tasty fish – but not overwhelmingly fishy.  One little can is LOADED with Omega-3 Fatty Acids, plus high in calcium, protein and iron.

Sardines are also far lower in contaminants than many of the bigger fish we eat.

Season Brand Sardines are wild caught & certified sustainable.  This is important – not only are some more popular fish we eat aggressively over-fished, often there are questions of origins and handling.

Ready to eat right out of the tin, sardines make a great addition to any of your recipes.

The Mediterranean blood in me can’t help combine sardines with tomato sauce.  It’s always a natural go to for me.

I love Fra Diavolo – a spicy Italian sauce – with any kind of fish or shellfish.  Often I make this with shrimp – but sardines are a fabulous way to give new life to this recipe.

Using sardines also makes this a much quicker recipe.  No fussing with shrimp or shellfish, just open up the can of sardines and toss them with the sauce!

Here’s to a quick, delicious, flavorful recipe made with pantry staples!

Thanks for stopping by!

Amanda ♥

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Sardine Fra Diavolo

 

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Cook time

45 mins

Total time

45 mins

 

A spicy Italian tomato sauce with just the right amount of heat made from pantry staples. Here's to a quick, simple & delicious dinner!

Author: Amanda

Recipe type: Pasta

Serves: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoon olive oil
• small onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• ¾ cup white wine (I used a pinot grigiot - went great with finished meal)
• 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon red pepper, dried (note - if you like it spicier, you may want to taste and adjust)
• 1 teaspoon basil, dried
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon oregano, dried
• ½ teaspoon parsley, dried
• 3 tins Season Brand Sardines, drained (4.375 oz cans - I used boneless in Extra Virgin Olive Oil - use your favorite)
• salt & black pepper to taste
• 1 pound linguine or spaghetti

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a dutch oven or large skillet.
2. Saute onions until translucent, about 10 minutes.
3. Add minced garlic, saute for a minute or two.
4. Add white wine, scrape pan to deglaze.
5. Add crushed tomatoes, red pepper, basil, salt, oregano & parsley.
6. Simmer, covered, for 15- 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. Taste, add additional red pepper if more heat is preferred.
8. Add sardines. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
9. Salt & pepper to taste if necessary.
10. Serve over cooked spaghetti or linguine. Enjoy!

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