This Spaghetti all’ Amatriciana is my all time favourite pasta dish for date night! Picture this – a gorgeous prosciutto based and tomato sauce, served with thick ribbons of spaghetti or bucatini! If you’re wanting to impress, this is the dish to make! and PS – it’s super easy!

OK hands up who loves date night! OK, hands up who loves pasta night!? Well if you’re a pasta lover or a date night lover, I’m pretty sure this spaghetti all’amatriciana is for you!

If I could eat more thing for the rest of my life, I think it would be pasta. I’m pretty sure I’ve discussed this here (oh hello slow cooker beef ragu with pappardelle), but my love for pasta is great and I wholeheartedly believe, pasta is the language of love. Well, any food for that matter!

I absolutely love this spaghetti all’Amatriciana for many reasons, but the biggest win here is that this pasta recipe is so, so easy to make and super quick! All you need is a food processor and some pasta and voila, you’ve got yourself a gorgeous date night pasta on the table in under 30 minutes.

I’ve made this many times for date night before and it never gets old. To enhance the experience, I serve this dish with crusty bread and a crisp glass of white wine. Add in some candles for ambience, maybe a chocolate dessert, and you know you’re in for a good night!

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I added this recipe last Valentine’s Day under my romantic dinner for two, so if you’re looking for more inspiration on how to make date night fun, I suggest you check out that post as well! And while you’re at it, these chocolate meringues make the most delicious dessert for afterwards!

How to Make Spaghetti all’Amatriciana

As I mentioned before, it’s a super simple recipe to make! You combine the main ingredients in a food processor and blend until it forms a paste, then cook off those ingredients with stock and tin tomatoes until it forms a thick sauce.

To serve, you can either use spaghetti or bucatini, and it doesn’t matter if it’s fresh or dried. Personally, I try and go for fresh every time, but boxed pasta won’t make much of a difference.

I garnish with fresh parsley and a crack of salt and pepper. The recipe quantities have been made specifically for two people, but feel free to double the recipe to make more. If you are doubling the recipe, however, you can still just use one can of tomatoes!

So whether you celebrate Valentine’s Day, or date night, or are in just in the mood for an easy kick-ass pasta, this spaghetti all’Amatriciana is for you! And really, you can’t go wrong with pasta!

Georgie x 

Spaghetti all'Amatriciana

4.41 from 5 votes

COURSE: Main Course

CUISINE: Italian

KEYWORD: Amatriciana, Date Night, Pasta

PREP TIME: 5 minutes

COOK TIME: 25 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 30 minutes

SERVINGS: 2 people

CALORIES: 693kcal

AUTHOR: The Home Cook's Kitchen

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Ingredients

• 1 small brown/yellow onion, roughly diced
• 2 garlic clove, halved
• 1/2 red bird's eye chilli, or sub 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes/chilli flakes
• 4 oz prosciutto , or sub bacon if you can't find proscuitto
• 1/2 tbsp olive oil
• 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 6 oz spaghetti, fresh works best
• 1 tbps chopped parsley
• 2 tbsp parmesan cheese , to serve
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper

Instructions

• In a food processor, blend the onion, garlic, chilli, prosciutto until chopped up and smooth.
• In a frying pan, heat the olive oil then add the prosciutto mix, stirring for about 5 minutes until fragrant.
• Add the chicken stock and tomatoes and simmer for 15-20 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
• Meanwhile, make pasta. Boil spaghetti in salt water until al dente (follow packet instruction if not sure how to cook pasta!)
• Once pasta is cooked and sauce is thickened, place strained pasta in a bowl, top with sauce and parsley and parmesan. Season with pepper.
• Serve with a chilled glass of white wine and crusty bread.

Notes

If you can find it, prosciutto tastes better. We couldn't find any that was relatively inexpensive so we used bacon and it worked just as well!

Nutrition

Calories: 693kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 1429mg | Potassium: 908mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 20.2% | Vitamin C: 60.8% | Calcium: 16.9% | Iron: 23%

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