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simplest pasta recipe

The Simplest Pasta Recipe


  • Author: Christina Orso

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 lb. fresh pasta of your choice – we recommend a long-cut pasta like spaghetti or bucatini
  • Roasted garlic – recipe here
  • A good Italian extra virgin olive oil
  • ½1 cup Parmesan-Reggiano cheese, grated
  • Salt and freshly cracked pepper

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to instructions on package.
  2. While pasta cooks, use a back of a fork to mash roasted garlic cloves.
  3. Return cooked pasta to the warm pot. Add mashed cloves, parmesan cheese, and a generous drizzle of olive oil. Mix, letting cheese slightly melt into the pasta.
  4. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve warm.