Saturday, January 18, 2014

Easiest Pasta Ever

This is a recipe I found on Pinterest and I'm so glad I tried. I keep spaghetti in the pantry all the time, so this is something I can throw together any night. Per usual I tweaked it a little bit adding more garlic and parmesan, but it's a traditional Italian pasta dish (Spaghetti aglio, olio, e peperoncino) and you can find variations all over the internet. It's 6 ingredients, easy, and doesn't require a lot of dishes so it makes my husband very happy. Warning, must love garlic. And if you take leftovers to work, I hope your co-workers like the smell of garlic too, because it is fragrant.
Garlicky Spaghetti with Red Pepper Flakes and Parmesan 
  • One package spaghetti 
  • 5 to 6 garlic gloves depending on the size (3 big ones would work too) minced
  • About 2 teaspoons of red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 cup of Olive Oil
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan
  • Additional shaved parm to put on top
  1. Cook spaghetti
  2. Drain spaghetti, put back in pot
  3. Toss the spaghetti with olive oil
  4. Toss with Red pepper flakes, parmesan, and garlic. I add in a little of each at a time in order to get it mixed throughout better.
  5. Top with a little shaved parm and serve.

**Makes about 4 servings, If we only have this and no side salad or anything, we usually only end up with one leftover portion ( in that case it's only 3 servings) 
**On Bryce's Dish scale it's a 1. A pot, a cutting board/knife and a strainer. 


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