Simple, quick, yet flavorful is how I would best describe spaghettini with olive oil and garlic. The recipe doesn’t need a protein or a vegetable, but I was hungry, so I added some zucchini. I think next time, I’ll add asparagus, or maybe shrimp. You can improvise with this dish, just remember the more garlic the better! PS. Advice from The Chic Files, if you sleep with another person, make sure you face different directions after all that garlic!
Step 1: Compile ingredients, I used parsley, zucchini, garlic, peperoncino, Pecorino Romano, olive oil, thin spaghetti
Heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, shaking the skillet and stirring, until pale golden, about 2 minutes. Add zucchini (or another vegetable), three minutes. Remove from the heat and add 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper.
Add al dente pasta to skillet, mix in pasta water and cheese
Check the seasoning, adding salt and crushed red pepper if necessary. Serve immediately in warm bowls.
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- 1 pound spaghettini or vermicelli
- 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 10 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper, or more to taste
- ½ cup fresh Italian parsley, chopped
- 1 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, freshly grated, or Pecorino Romano (optional)
- 1 zucchini diced
- Bring 6 quarts of salted water to a boil in an 8-quart pot over high heat. Stir the spaghettini into the boiling water. Return to a boil, stirring frequently. Cook the pasta, semi-covered, stirring occasionally, until tender, but still very firm, about 6 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, shaking the skillet and stirring, until pale golden, about 2 minutes. Add zucchini (or another vegetable) and cook another three minutes. Remove from the heat and add ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper.
- Ladle about 1½ cups of the pasta cooking water into the sauce. Add the parsley, the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and salt to taste.
- If the skillet is large enough to accommodate the sauce and pasta, fish the pasta out of the boiling water with a large wire skimmer and drop it directly into the sauce in the skillet. If not, drain the pasta, return it to the pot and pour in the sauce. Bring the sauce and pasta to a simmer, tossing to coat with sauce. Cook until the pasta is coated with the sauce and done, about 1 minute. Remove the pot from the heat and toss in the grated cheese, if using. Check the seasoning, adding salt and crushed red pepper if necessary. Serve immediately in warm bowls.
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