Cherry tomato & caper spaghetti

10-30 minutes 2 servings 600 kcal or less bbc good food caper capers cherry tomato cherry tomatoes mains midweek pasta quick spagetti spicy vegan vegetarian veggie

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Ingredients

200g spaghetti

2 tbsp olive oil

1 garlic clove , sliced

1 red or green chilli , deseeded and finely chopped, or half tsp chilli powder

200g pack cherry tomatoes , halved

2 tsp capers , roughly chopped

grated parmesan , to serve (optional)

Method

Boil the spaghetti. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a small non-stick pan, add the garlic and fry, stirring all the time, until golden. Add the chilli, tomatoes and capers and fry for a further 3-4 mins until the tomatoes start to break down.

Add 2 tbsp of the pasta cooking water to the tomatoes, then drain the pasta and return to the pan. Pour in the tomato sauce and toss everything together well. Serve as it is or sprinkled with freshly grated Parmesan.