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Spaghetti Aglio e Olio
Course
Main
Cuisine
Italian
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time
15
minutes
minutes
Servings
1
Author
Pam - For the Love of Cooking
Equipment
Large pot
Large Sauté Pan
Ingredients
2
oz
spaghetti
cooked in salted water, per package instructions
1-2
tbsp
good olive oil
to taste
Large pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
to taste
1
large clove of garlic
sliced thinly
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper
to taste
Fresh parsley
chopped
Instructions
Cook the spaghetti in a large pot of salted boiling water, per instructions.
Drain the pasta making sure to keep 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking water.
When the pasta has nearly finished cooking, heat the olive oil in a
large sauté pan
over medium high heat.
Add the thin slices of garlic and the crushed red pepper flakes then toss quickly to coat them completely.
Cook, stirring constantly for 1-2 minutes, or until the garlic just starts to get golden.
Add the drained spaghetti to the garlic and oil and a bit of the pasta water; toss to coat evenly.
Add the fresh parsley and season well with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
Serve immediately. Enjoy.