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Spaghetti Aglio E Olio | 5 ingredient Pasta recipe

Spaghetti Aglio E Olio, it is a simple Italian pasta that’s also very popular. Aglio E Olio literally means olive oil and garlic in Italian. People also usually say as garlic spaghetti.

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MAIN INGREDIENTS

Spaghetti – 200 gram Thin Spaghetti

Garlic – 6 cloves Minced Garlic or thinly sliced

Chili – 3 medium size Fresh Red Chilies, deseeded and chopped finely. If you dont have fresh chili replace it with dry chili

Cheese – 100 gram Grated Parmesan and some additional for topping, for Vegan use nutritional yeast

Parsley – 2 tbsp of Fresh Parsley finely chopped

Other Ingredients – 3 tbsp of Olive oil, salt and pepper for seasoning

HERE ARE MY STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS WITH PHOTOS

STEP 1 : Cooking Pasta

  • Cook 200 gram spaghetti in salted water with 1 tsp of oil for 12 mins OR according to package instructions and drain. Don’t rinse.
  • Reserve 100 ml of pasta water for later use.

STEP 2 : Chili Oil

  • In a pan add olive oil, minced garlic and saute for 1 to 2 mins at low heat (Do not brown the garlic).
  • Add chopped chilies and saute for another 2 mins.

STEP 3 :

  • Add cooked spaghetti and toss well in chili oil.
  • Season with salt and pepper.

STEP 4 :

Add 100 ml of reserved pasta water and toss well for 1 minute at medium heat.

STEP 5 : Final Preparation

  • Switch off the heat.
  • Add parmesan and chopped parsley and mix well until combined.

STEP 6 : Serving

Serve it hot with grated parmesan on top.

TIPS AND TRICKS

Vegan: Use Nutritional yeast in place of parmesan.

Substitute: In place of spaghetti, you can use any type of pasta that you prefer.

I have used fresh deseeded red chilies, you can replace with dry red chilies. Do not forget to deseed the chilies.

Storage: Refrigerate leftover in an airtight container for up to 3 days. They taste delicious when served cold.

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Spaghetti Aglio E Olio | 5 ingredient Pasta recipe

Author: Chili in a pod Cooking Method:Sautéing Cuisine:Italian Courses:Brunch, Dinner Recipe Keys: P parmesan spaghetti S simple pasta
Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: 20 minutesTotal time: 25 minutesServings:4 servings Best Season:Suitable throughout the year

Description

A simple 5 ingredient Pasta recipe.

Ingredients

Instructions

    Cooking Spaghetti:

  1. Cook 200 gram spaghetti in salted water with 1 tsp of oil for 12 mins OR according to package instructions and drain. Don’t rinse.
  2. Reserve 100 ml of pasta water for later use.

    3. Preparation of Spaghetti Aglio E Olio:

  3. In a separate pan add olive oil, minced garlic and saute for 1 to 2 mins at low heat (Do not brown the garlic).
  4. Add chopped chilies and saute for another 2 mins.
  5. Add cooked spaghetti and toss well in chili oil.
  6. Season with salt and pepper.
  7. Add 100 ml of reserved pasta water and toss well for 1 minute at medium heat.

    8. Final Preparation:

  8. Switch off the heat.
  9. Add parmesan or nutritional yeast and chopped parsley and mix well until combined.
  10. Serve it hot with grated parmesan on top.

Notes & Tips

  • Vegan: Use Nutritional yeast in place of parmesan.
  • Substitute: In place of spaghetti, you can use any type of pasta that you prefer.
  • I have used fresh deseeded red chilies, you can replace with dry red chilies. Do not forget to deseed the chilies.
  • Storage: Refrigerate leftover in an airtight container for up to 3 days. They taste delicious when served cold.
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