Spaghetti Aglio E Olio (Garlic and Oil Pasta)
This easy spaghetti aglio e olio comes together in about 20 minutes and is the perfect weeknight dinner. It’s simple garlic and oil pasta recipe the whole family will love.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb Spaghetti
- 6 tablespoons Olive oil
- 6 large cloves Garlic (thinly sliced)
- ½ teaspoon Red chilli flakes (or to taste)
- Black pepper (to taste)
- Salt (to taste)
- 3 tablespoon Parsley (finely chopped)
- ⅔ cup Vegetarian Parmesan Cheese (grated)
Instructions
- 1
Take a large pot filled with water and also add a big pinch of salt in it. Bring this to a boil on high heat. Once it starts boiling, add spaghetti and cook as per package instruction. Mine took 12 minutes. Do stir occasionally.
- 2
Once cooked, drain the pasta water and keep it aside.
- 3
Take olive oil and garlic in a cold pan.
- 4
Then turn the heat on medium. Let the oil and garlic heat up together, thus you will have garlic flavor infused in the oil.
- 5
After some time it starts to sizzle up and you will see bubbles in the olive oil. This time lower the heat to medium-low.
- 6
Slowly toast the garlic till they are light brown in color.
- 7
Add red pepper flakes. Turn OFF the stove.
- 8
Add drained pasta, parsley, parmesan cheese, pepper, and salt.
- 9
Toss well, so oil is coated to spaghetti well.