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The After-School Special
After-School Special pasta is made up of just three components: pasta, soy sauce, and sesame oil. It's an easy to make pasta with soy sauce and sesame oil all from the pantry!

- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- Any dried pasta
- Soy sauce
- Sesame oil
- White pepper ((optional))
- Chili oil ((optional))
- scallions ((chopped, optional))
Instructions
- 1
Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain. Toss with soy sauce and sesame oil to taste. If using, mix in white pepper, chili oil, and scallions to taste.
- 2
Make sure to add condiments in small quantities as you’re mixing the noodles together, especially the soy sauce––it can get salty very quickly. Add the soy sauce a teaspoon at a time.