Anchovy and Walnut Pasta with Garlic Breadcrumbs

This Walnut and Anchovy pasta is an easy recipe that comes together in under 30
minutes making it the perfect weeknight dinner!

Servings: 4

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Prep Time
5 minutes

Cook Time
15 minutes

Total Time
20 minutes

Main Course

Italian

Anchovies walnuts under 30 minutes easy pasta recipe

🧂 Ingredients

1 Toast the walnuts. In a dry nonstick pan over medium heat, toast the walnuts
until fragrant. About 5 minutes. Remove to a cutting board and roughly chop.
2 Make the breadcrumbs. Add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil to the same pan along
with one clove of minced garlic and the panko breadcrumbs. Toast over medium
heat, stirring constantly, until the breadcrumbs are golden brown. Season with a
pinch of kosher salt. Remove to a bowl and set aside.
3 Add your pasta to a large pot of salted boiling water.
4 Heat the remaining olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the rest of
the garlic, the anchovies and red pepper and cook, stirring, until the garlic is
fragrant and the anchovies have broken down. About 2 minutes. Stir in half of
the walnuts. Add ½ cup pasta cooking water and the pasta. Add half the parsley.
Toss. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
5 Plate and top with rest of walnuts, parsley and breadcrumbs to taste. Enjoy!