Originally Posted by
cfuzzy
Yesterday we made our favorite summertime pasta. Tomatoes (they are fantastic this year at the farmer's market) chopped, fresh basil, olive oil and salt and pepper. Made about an hour ahead. Only thing cooked are the noodles. This time we tried something different -- we added sardines broken up. Yummy! Super easy summer meal with minimal cooking.
OMG! I just made something similar and came here to post about it. Great minds think alike!
Your version sounds delicious!
I used canned mackerel instead, but sardines would work just as well. I started with a little olive oil, sliced up some mushrooms added a cut up zuke, a little tomato sauce, a little red enchilada sauce, some chopped parley/seasonings and some capers. It's delicious! It doesn't taste fishy at all, just tons of umami rich flavor. Mackerel was only $1.25 a can. I added the juice and half a can, then added the other half after it was done because the fish chunks have a way of disappearing into the sauce.