Food and Cooking : Spaghetti with chilli sardines and garlic

Food and Cooking : Spaghetti with chilli sardines and garlic breadcrumbs
Serves 4
Prep 10 minutes Cook 15 minutes

375g dried spaghetti
1/3 cup olive oil
1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
4 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
2 x120g cans sardines in oil, drained
3/4 teaspoon dried chilli flakes

1.Cook pasta in a saucepan of boiling salted water, following packet directions. until tender. Drain.

2. Meanwhile, heat half the oil in a large, deep frying pan over medium—high heat. Add breadcrumbs. Cook, stirring for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden. Add half the garlic.  Cook, stirring, for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Transfer to a medium bowl. Stir in parsley.

3. Heat remaining oil in pan over medium heat. Add sardines, chilli and remaining garlic. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until heated through. Add spaghetti. Gently toss to combine.

4 Season with salt and pepper. Serve sprinkled with breadcrumb mixture.

RECIPE TOTAL ............ $6.65
375g dried spaghetti ..... $136
1 cup fresh
breuadcrumbs ,............ $0.39
4 garlic cloves ...............$0.16
9 tablespoons fresh fiat-leaf
parsley leaves ............ $0.50
2 X l20g earns; sardirzes
in oil ...........................$2.64
 3/4 teaspoon dried
chilli flakes ................ $0.10
Oil pepper and salt and salt are from the pantry