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Fried Calamari Made Easy with Marinara Topped Pasta!
Two shortcut recipes made for two people and the perfect meal for a special occasion.
During a busy weekday, this pasta comes together quickly and satisfies even the heartiest of appetites.
Homemade marinara, with crispy fried calamari on top of some store-bought or if you have time time our grandma's homemade spaghetti in this delicious dish.
Here is a Quick Look Step-by-Step Making this Creamy Garlic Pasta:
- rinse the calamari and thaw if frozen ( if you buy tubes cut into rings)
- make the marinara sauce
- flour the calamari and fry in hot oil
- cook pasta in another pot to package instructions
- Optional: grated Pecorino Romano cheese, garnish with parsley or another herb you prefer like basil or both!
Additions Mix-Ins with Pasta Substitutions
- fresh spinach leaves
- sliced onions
- sauteed mushrooms
- sauteed broccoli rabe
- diced tomatoes
- artichoke hearts
- cooked boneless chicken, steak, pork tenderloin, lamb
- stir-fried, roasted, or steamed vegetables
- shrimp, scallops, lobster, clams
- linguine, spaghetti, angel hair, penne pasta, shells, or bow-tie pasta are also great with this recipe
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Yield: 2
Crispy Fried Calamari Spaghetti Marinara
This is a quickly fried calamari, marinara sauce-topped pasta dish.
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 30 MinTotal time: 40 Min
Ingredients
- 1 pound Calamari cut (if you buy tubes cut into rings)
- 1 1/2 cup seasoned flour (1 teaspoon each granulated garlic powder, salt, black pepper)
- oil for frying (vegetable or canola)
- Quick Marinara Sauce
- 1- 28 ounce can of crushed tomatoes (any follow)
- 3 cloves of minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 fresh torn basil leaves
- Garnish: grated Pecorino Romano cheese, chopped fresh basil
- Serve with garlic bread and pasta of choice
- 8 ounces of any kind of pasta cooked to package instructions (we prefer angel hair or linguine)
Instructions
- Place the marinara sauce in a saucepan and heat for around 30 minutes in a low simmer.
- Cut the calamari and rinse.
- Heat around 1 cup of oil in a deep frying pan to medium heat.
- In a large ziplock bag add the seasoning to the flour.
- Shake the calamari into the seasoned flour.
- Fry until golden and crispy on both sides around 2 minutes on each side.
- Make any kind of pasta according to package instructions.
- Assembly:
- Add the pasta to a plate, top with marinara, and then the crispy calamari.
Notes
Additions Mix-Ins with Pasta Substitutions
- fresh spinach leaves
- sliced onions
- sauteed mushrooms
- sauteed broccoli rabe
- diced tomatoes
- artichoke hearts
- cooked boneless chicken, steak, pork tenderloin, lamb
- stir-fried, roasted, or steamed vegetables
- shrimp, scallops, lobster, clams
- linguine, spaghetti, angel hair, penne pasta, shells, or bow-tie pasta are also great with this recipe
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