Description
A quick and easy pasta dish perfect for late-night cravings, featuring garlic, olive oil, and Parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
- Spaghetti or your choice of pasta
- Olive oil
- Garlic
- Red pepper flakes
- Fresh parsley
- Parmesan cheese
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package instructions.
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.
- Add minced garlic and red pepper flakes; sauté until fragrant.
- Drain the pasta, reserving some pasta water, and add it to the skillet.
- Toss the pasta with the garlic oil, adding reserved pasta water as needed to loosen.
- Stir in fresh parsley, season with salt and pepper, and top with grated Parmesan cheese.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
For variation, add cooked shrimp, chicken, or vegetables like spinach or cherry tomatoes. Squeeze lemon juice for extra zing.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 15mg