Johnny Carino’s Angel Hair with Artichokes

Johnny Carino’s Angel Hair Pasta with Artichokes is the perfect one of many angel hair pasta recipes you have got to try! You can put together a hearty, healthy meal quickly with garlic, Roma tomatoes, artichokes, and more—in no time!

angel hair pasta with artichokes and a basket of breadsticks

Sometimes you want a pasta dish that is simple, light, and can be put together in a flash!

This artichoke pasta is just for you. In the time that it will take you to boil the pasta, you can put together this fresh pasta topping, and you can have dinner ready in minutes. Enjoy this classic Johnny Carino’s copycat recipe in no time at all.

What this artichoke pasta so tasty?

Your pasta creation is going to be simply scrumptious because you are going to make it fresh with fresh ingredients. Everyone knows food tastes best when you start with fresh ingredients, and this recipe has a good combination of savory and salty accents. You could easily customize this recipe by adding some chopped zucchini or some summer squash if you happen to have some on hand. This recipe is perfect for the spring and the summer when fresh vegetables are in abundance.

Ingredients

You can find all of these ingredients at your every-day grocery store. Don’t worry that you would need to look for any exotic ingredients, this recipe has easy to find ingredients!

  • Angel Hair Pasta
  • Olive Oil
  • Garlic
  • Artichoke Hearts
  • Roma Tomatoes
  • Black Olives
  • Capers

Johnny Carinos angel hair pasta with artichokes ingredients

How to Make Angel Hair Pasta with Artichokes

Prepare pasta according to package instructions.

Saute garlic in olive oil until fragrant (about 1 minute).

Add artichoke hearts, olives, tomatoes, and capers. Saute for a few minutes. If you want you could add a quarter cup of white wine to this recipe if you desire, if you don’t drink wine, a small splash of lemon juice can also really amp up the flavor! It

artichoke hearts, olives, tomatoes, and capers in a skillet

Serve artichoke mixture over prepared pasta. Top with fresh grated Parmesan cheese!! and enjoy!

One thing is for sure, this dish is perfect for anyone that is vegetarian, and everyone is going to love this easy angel hair pasta recipe! Best of all you can put this healthy meal together in a flash!

A bowl of homemade Johnny Carinos angel hair pasta with artichokes, olives, and tomatoes

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angel hair pasta with artichokes and a basket of breadsticks

Johnny Carino’s Angel Hair Pasta with Artichokes

Make Johnny Carinos Angel Hair Pasta with Artichokes with this easy copycat recipe. Best Italian dish with artichoke hearts, olives, tomatoes, and capers.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Artichokes, Pasta Recipes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 607kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 cup diced Roma tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup finely diced black olives
  • 1/4 cup capers
  • 4 ounces Artichoke Hearts, halved drained
  • 16 ounces Angel Hair Pasta

Instructions

  • Cook pasta according to package instructions.
  • In a medium-sized skillet aauté garlic in olive oil. Gook until the garlic becomes fragrant.
  • Add diced tomatoes, diced black olives, capers, and halved artichoke hearts. Saute for two to three minutes on medium heat. If desired you can add 1/4 cup of white wine. You will want to cook cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes so the wine can reduce.
  • Plate the angel hair pasta, and pour sauce over the pasta.

Nutrition

Calories: 607kcal | Carbohydrates: 88g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 681mg | Potassium: 289mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 495IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 2mg

About Stephanie Manley

I recreate your favorite restaurant recipes, so you can prepare these dishes at home. I help you cook dinner, and serve up dishes you know your family will love. You can find most of the ingredients for all of the recipes in your local grocery store.

Stephanie is the author of CopyKat.com's Dining Out in the Home, and CopyKat.com's Dining Out in the Home 2.

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Comments

  1. Adi

    5 stars
    I tend to be a fuddy duddy when I go to restaurants and this is the only thing I ever order from Carinos! Although I love the dish there was something bitter I couldn’t quite identify that I wished wasn’t in there… I used your recipe (added wine and kosher salt) but used neutral grape seed oil instead and I thought it came out just like it, only better without the bitter! I haven’t been in quite some time but I don’t ever remember there being basil in it, so i didn’t use. Thanks for coming up with this recipe!

  2. Sherri R

    I don’t have this restaurant in my neck of the woods, so I won’t know the difference when I exchange the fresh Roma’s for canned, fixed tomatoes – to make it a shelf-stable recipe. Thanks!

  3. Angelina

    Sounds like we’d enjoy this dish. Can I use canned (drained & thoroughly blotted dry) artichoke hearts in this recipe? I’d use frozen ones, but I can’t find them anywhere around here where we live.

  4. Sandy Gallagher

    I haven’t tried your recipe yet but this is my favorite dish at Carino’s. So I’m going to give it a try. I will say that I appreciate you sharing it. I don’t understand why people are being so negative to you! If someone doesn’t like it or think they can do better then good for them but I for one don’t like to read people’s rudeness. So again I thank you for sharing.

  5. Heidi

    4 stars
    I’d recommend sautéing the garlic in olive oil for a minute or two before adding the rest of the ingredients. Always best to toss your pasta with your cooked items to coat with its sauce and add a fresh squeeze of lemon juice at the end.

  6. Tracie Francis

    Carinoshad a bread with bowl cheesy dip on appetizer menu. Hasn’t been on menu in few years. Can’t remeber what it was called, but DELICIOUS!!! You could have plain, have crab added, sausage. Would love to get that recipe if anyone has Ideas.

  7. Hawthorne

    5 stars
    I just made this dish today for my family. I used all the above ingredients plus I sliced very thin pieces of a cooked chicken breast to add to it. It was wonderful. Tasted just like the restaurant version. It was quick, easy and so delicious. Topped off with some Parmigiano-Reggiano to serve.

  8. Hotdoxy

    The wife had this last night with the addition of shrimp. We asked what was in the sauce. They said White wine, Vegetable broth, spices. I am going to try it with half white wine, half vegetable broth and a pinch of itialian herbs.

    • shi

      This is all I ever have there. I can guarantee there is none of the above in it. Try this recipe just like above, tastes the same.

  9. Erin

    this recipe is on their website. no wine.
    http://www.carinos.com/chefsblog/post/2009/09/24/Angel-Hair-with-Artichokes-and-Shimp-Carinos-Recipes-for-the-Home-Cook.aspx

  10. Nikki NW

    My Wife and I are making this dish for our two year anniversary. It’s my favorite at Carino’s, and i cant wait to taste it homemade. What kind of wine do you think they put in it? pinot gris maybe?

  11. Mary Ann Womack

    I ordered this dish today and asked the waitress if they might be willing to share this recipe. I told her what I thought might be in it and she added she thought they put a little wine in with it and they also added chopped basil. But no they weren’t willing to share. I do know it had the basil as I picked a piece out and examined it.

  12. Anonymous

    This is a delicious and very easy pasta dish. If you don’t like capers, simply omit them. I just had this dish tonight at Carino’s and didn’t taste fresh basil in it…maybe dried, but I doubt it.

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