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Gallery Caramelized Fennel, Celery, and Sardine Pasta Credit: John Kernick Recipe Summary prep: 20 mins total: 25 mins Servings: 4

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling 1 large bulb fennel, trimmed, cored, and thinly sliced, plus 1/4 cup chopped fennel fronds 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced on the bias, plus 1/4 cup celery leaves 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 10 ounces short tubular whole-wheat pasta, such as penne rigate or elicoidali Grated zest of 1 lemon 1 can (4.2 ounces) sardines packed in olive oil, drained

Cook’s Notes If whole-wheat pasta is a tough sell in your house, try a multigrain brand.

Gallery Caramelized Fennel, Celery, and Sardine Pasta Credit: John Kernick

Recipe Summary prep: 20 mins total: 25 mins Servings: 4

Caramelized Fennel, Celery, and Sardine Pasta      Credit: John Kernick

Caramelized Fennel, Celery, and Sardine Pasta

Credit: John Kernick

Caramelized Fennel, Celery, and Sardine Pasta

Recipe Summary prep: 20 mins total: 25 mins Servings: 4

Recipe Summary

prep: 20 mins total: 25 mins

Servings: 4

prep: 20 mins

total: 25 mins

prep:

20 mins

total:

25 mins

Servings: 4

4

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling 1 large bulb fennel, trimmed, cored, and thinly sliced, plus 1/4 cup chopped fennel fronds 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced on the bias, plus 1/4 cup celery leaves 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 10 ounces short tubular whole-wheat pasta, such as penne rigate or elicoidali Grated zest of 1 lemon 1 can (4.2 ounces) sardines packed in olive oil, drained

Directions

Heat oil in a large straight-sided skillet over medium-high heat. Add fennel, celery, and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until tender and deep golden, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat.

Meanwhile, bring a pot of generously salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package instructions. Reserve 1 cup pasta water; drain.

Add pasta and pasta water to skillet with vegetables. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring to coat pasta, until warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in fennel fronds, celery leaves, and lemon zest. Break up sardines into large pieces and gently fold into pasta. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with oil.

Cook’s Notes If whole-wheat pasta is a tough sell in your house, try a multigrain brand.

Cook’s Notes

If whole-wheat pasta is a tough sell in your house, try a multigrain brand.

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    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5.0 stars       07/15/2020   This was delicious, easy and different than all the other pastas I normally make. I recommend adding the garlic in after sautéing the Fennel and celery by themselves for about 5 minutes so the garlic doesn't burn. Also, I squeezed the rest of the zested lemon into the pasta for added flavor.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       04/10/2019   We love sardines, and this was a perfect way to enjoy them in something other than salad. This is a satisfying, healthy, and simple weeknight recipe. Great way to get omega 3s. I used garlic infused olive oil instead of sautéing garlic with the fennel and celery, but it was still very tasty.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       06/09/2014   Very quick, simple and tasty. My kids love it. I add 2 cans of sardines so we taste it more.

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: 5.0 stars 07/15/2020

This was delicious, easy and different than all the other pastas I normally make. I recommend adding the garlic in after sautéing the Fennel and celery by themselves for about 5 minutes so the garlic doesn’t burn. Also, I squeezed the rest of the zested lemon into the pasta for added flavor.

Rating: 5.0 stars

Rating: 5 stars 04/10/2019

We love sardines, and this was a perfect way to enjoy them in something other than salad. This is a satisfying, healthy, and simple weeknight recipe. Great way to get omega 3s. I used garlic infused olive oil instead of sautéing garlic with the fennel and celery, but it was still very tasty.

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: Unrated 06/09/2014

Very quick, simple and tasty. My kids love it. I add 2 cans of sardines so we taste it more.

Rating: Unrated

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