Ina Garten’s Arrabiata

I chose Arrabiata, as the first recipe to try from Ina Garten’s new cookbook-Modern Comfort Food.

Arrabiata is a spicy sauce made from garlic, tomatoes, and chili peppers cooked in olive oil. It’s name literally means ‘angry’ in Italian.

Ina’s recipe calls for 2 full bulbs of garlic, and that is the largest part of the preparation. Peeling 20+ cloves of garlic takes some time. But totally worth it!! Do not be put off by the amount of garlic in the recipe, it mellows as it cooks.

I made the sauce to pour over cooked spaghetti squash, and then add mozzarella cheese and bake again.

You can prepare this sauce and store it in the fridge and use it on pasta. You can also freeze half of it, and you are prepared for another delicious meal!!

2 garlic bulbs, peeled and ready

Simmering…….

Ready to place in the refrigerator.

I made this a few days ahead of the meal.