Pasta With Garlic and Oil (Aglio E Olio)

"Easy and so good, if you love garlic then you love this pasta dish! adjust the garlic to taste, I use 4 tablespoons for this recipe, you might want to reduce that a bit. Increase the dried red pepper flakes for more heat!"
 
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Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Bring about 5 quarts of water to a boil with 3 teaspoons salt; add in the spaghetti and cook only until firm-tender; drain but RESERVE 1/2 cup pasta water.
  • Start this when you are boiling the pasta; Heat about 4 tablespoons olive oil over medium-low heat in a skillet.
  • Add in 3 tablespoons garlic and about 1/2 teaspoon salt with black pepper to taste; saute stirring often until the garlic is light brown (about 6-8 minutes) remove from heat and stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon minced garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, parsley, lemon juice and about 2 tablespoons of pasta cooking water; mix to combine.
  • Transfer the drained pasta to a large serving bowl; toss with remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil and the remaining reserved cooking water.
  • Add in the garlic mixture; toss well to combine.
  • Season with more black pepper and salt to taste if desired.
  • Serve immediately with grated Parmesan cheese.
  • Delicious!

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Reviews

  1. This is one of my favorite recipes. To add a little more flavor, dissolve a can of anchovies in the oil while browning the garlic.
     
  2. It's all gone. No time for a picture.
     
  3. Added shrimp, diced fresh roma tomatoes, and fresh chopped basil to the sauteing garlic for a more "main dish" meal. Delish!
     
  4. One of the best Aglio Olio recipe I ever tried. Made no changes as it's perfect just the way it is.
     
  5. Being from a Sicilian family, I remember my Mom using peas with this, wonderful taste is added to this dish. Give it a try....
     
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Tweaks

  1. Oh My Goodness!! Very good! I didn't have red pepper flakes so I used a couple of shakes of cayenne instead. I served it with Oven fried eggplant. Thanks for a great recipe!
     
  2. This was really yummy! tasted just like in a resteraunt!!! granted i used half a package of noodles and the regular amount of sauce so the ratio didnt work out.. and i didnt have a lemon and i substituted parsley with dried dill and it was delicious!!!!!!!! thank you
     
  3. I've made a pasta dish similar to this-- with 1 can of minced clams instead of the lemon juice-- it's flavor is wondereful for something so quick and easy!
     
  4. This is an easy and wonderful pasta side dish! Garlic amount is perfect as written and for my money the chilli flakes make the dish - perfect! I followed the recipe exactly except for having to use penne instead of spaghetti, it was still fantastic. Thanks so much for posting Kitten!
     

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