Oh em gee… this is good. I try not to eat pasta all that much because of the whole bad carbs vs good carbs thing, but I couldn’t resist this one. You could always substitute whole grain pasta if you chose to. This is great as a side dish, or as a meal.. just add garlic toast. Heaven…
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I love recipes like this because they are so forgiving. There’s no need for exact amounts of anything. You can always adjust it to your own personal tastes.
Spicy Garlic Pasta
Recipe Type: Pasta
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Ingredients
- 8 oz spaghetti
- 3 garlic gloves finely diced
- 1/3 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil (plus an additional Tbsp)
- 1 Tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 Tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1 1/2 Tsp Sea Salt
- Fresh Ground Black Pepper
Instructions
- Add 1/2 Tsp of salt to boiling water and cook pasta until it’s al dente. You want a little bit of resistance when you bite into it, not undercooked and definitely not overcooked. While pasta is cooking add your minced garlic along with 1 Tbsp of olive oil and cook garlic over a medium heat until it just starts to brown. Be careful not to burn it. Just as it starts to darken to a golden color, remove from heat. Set aside. When pasta is done, drain and add remaining olive oil, red pepper flakes, garlic, parmesan, salt, and pepper to taste. Toss well and serve immediately.
I started making these 4 years ago when I got the recipe from a 70+ yr.old (MALE) retired County Sheriff who a part-time security guard where my boyfriend worked. Apparently he LOVES to make candy & chocolates…. anything sweet really in his free time and the guys on the construction sight just loved the treats he would bring in. I just fell in love with the Chocolate Turtles!! They look so elegant yet are so easy to make. I have also made different variations using different chocolate candy…REESES, MILKY WAYS, a few different types of DOVE CHOCOLATES etc. etc. etc……haven’t had a bad batch yet! YUM-O
SORRY if my comment went to the wrong recipe. I meant for it to be posted for the chocolate pecan turtle recipe. HOPE YOU CAN MOVE IT
I can’t move it, but I can delete it if you would like and you can repost under the correct recipe. No worries either way. 🙂