puttanesca

American  

[poo-tuh-nes-kuh, poo-tah-ne-skah] / ˌpu təˈnɛs kə, ˌpu tɑˈnɛ skɑ /

adjective

1. Italian Cooking.  served with or being a tomato sauce traditionally containing olives, capers, garlic, chile peppers, and sometimes anchovies.

   Entrees include many pasta dishes, from cheese-stuffed ravioli to pasta puttanesca.

   Tuna in olive oil is the perfect protein to stand up to a flavorful puttanesca sauce.

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Example Sentences

Unfortunately, I'm a hedonist and decided to serve this pasta with a zesty puttanesca made with lots of garlic, anchovies, San Marzano tomatoes, and capers.

From Salon

Variations of dishes were renamed and it can be seen in sauces like Arrabbiata and Puttanesca materializing from out of nowhere after the war but being very similar to regional recipes.

From Salon

Rife with briny capers, olives, garlic, red pepper flakes and basil, it’s something like a saucy, seafood version of puttanesca.

From Washington Times

After our appetizers, we put in for three pasta dishes—a puttanesca, a gnocchi, and a tagliolini.

From Slate

We made quick work of the pesto gnocchi and the tagliolini with mushroom and mozzarella; the puttanesca was less beloved.

From Slate