Spaghetti Aglio e Olio
A classic Italian garlic olive oil pasta ready in 20 minutes with just spaghetti, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, and chilli flakes. This is the authentic Spaghetti Aglio e Olio technique, with pine nuts for extra texture and flavour.
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 629.47kcal
Ingredients
For boiling pasta
- 200 grams spaghetti
- 8 to 10 cups water or as per pack instructions
- 1 tablespoon salt
For garlic olive oil sauce
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 to 3 garlic cloves sliced thinly
- ¼ teaspoon chilli flakes
- 1 to 2 tablespoon pine nuts optional
- 2 tablespoon fresh parsley
Garnish options
- Freshly ground black pepper optional
- Freshly grated parmesan optional
Instructions
Boil the Spaghetti
- Boil and drain the spaghetti as per packet instructions. You may have to boil a large pot of water and some salt. Then add the pasta into the boiling water and cook according to package instructions. Meanwhile, start the work on the sauce.200 grams spaghetti, 8 to 10 cups water, 1 tbsp salt
Prepare the garlic olive oil sauce
- Do not heat the pan or oil. Take a shallow skillet and add the olive oil and the sliced garlic. Now place this on the stove and turn the heat on low.¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, 2 to 3 garlic cloves
- Cook on low heat until the garlic starts to change colour to light golden.
- Now, add the chilli flakes and the pine nuts and continue to cook until garlic slices and the nuts turn golden brown. At this stage you can also add a spoon of chopped parsley leaves .¼ teaspoon chilli flakes, 1 to 2 tablespoon pine nuts
Plate and serve
- Scoop out your Spaghetti pasta and add it directly to the prepared sauce using the spaghetti spoon. You may drain and add but remember to reserve pasta water.
- Use a wooden spatula to carefully stir and toss everything together so that the oil coats every strand of pasta. You may add more pasta water.
- Divide into two bowls and garnish it with some freshly ground black pepper or grate some parmesan over the top before serving.2 tablespoon fresh parsley, Freshly ground black pepper , Freshly grated parmesan
Notes
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If you don't have pine nuts, you can try making some pangrattato. It is breadcrumbs toasted in olive oil with garlic.
Nutrition
Calories: 629.47kcal | Carbohydrates: 76.02g | Protein: 13.37g | Fat: 30.09g
