Pan-Seared Calamari with Spicy Red Sauce

Pan-Seared Calamari with Spicy Red Sauce

Ben Pieper

Provided by: Taste Editors

20 mins total 10 mins prep 285 calories/serving Full Screen

Servings

Recipe courtesy of Robin Takes 5 by Robin Miller/Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2011.

Calamari is almost always sold cleaned, which greatly reduces your prep time. It’s also frequently sold frozen, so look for it in the freezer aisle.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 pounds calamari, tubes cut into rings and large tentacles cut in half
• 1 15oz can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or more to taste

Directions

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bell pepper and garlic and cook for 3 minutes, until soft. Add the calamari and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until golden brown, stirring frequently.
• Add the tomato sauce and red pepper flakes and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 3 to 5 minutes, until the calamari is tender. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper before serving.

• Filed under:
• Seafood,
• Italian,
• Easy,
• 30 Minute,
• Appetizer

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