Aglio e olio (pasta with garlic and oil sauce) 🤤

Name: Aglio e olio (pasta with garlic and oil sauce) 🤤
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Italian, European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 250 spaghetti; 50ml extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; Salt; Red pepper flakes, to taste (optional); Minced flat-leaf parsley, for serving (optional)

3 steps

Prep:5minCook:10min

"pasta in garlic and oil sauce" It sounds too simple to be good, but it’s one of the best!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:39:25 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

27068

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories232092.2 kcal (11605%)

Total Fat967.5 g (1382%)

Carbs46670.3 g (17950%)

Sugars1668.8 g (1854%)

Protein8150.3 g (16301%)

Sodium4139.7 mg (207%)

Fiber2000.1 g (7143%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

250spaghetti

50mlextra-virgin olive oil

3 clovesgarlic

Minced, for serving, optional

Instructions

Step 1

Cook pasta in salted boiling water (al dente). Reserve pasta cooking water.

Step 2

Cook the garlic in olive oil (keep about 2tbsp of it) . Add pinch of red pepper flakes. Cook over medium heat until garlic is lightly golden.

Step 3

Add pasta with pasta water, increase heat to high, and cook, stirring rapidly, until a creamy sauce forms and coats the noodles. Remove from heat and add remaining olive oil, then stir well to combine. Mix in parsley, and serve right away. Bon appétit.