Spiderweb spaghetti

Name: Spiderweb spaghetti
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 tsp black food colouring gel; 500g pack spaghetti; 100ml extra virgin olive oil; 4 garlic cloves roughly chopped; 1/2 tsp chilli flakes or chopped red chilli (reduce or remove if not a fan of spice); Zest & juice of 1 lemon; 1 bunch parsley roughly chopped; Parmesan finely grated to serve

5 steps

Cook:25min

Spaghetti spiked with a little black food colouring for a dark twist, tossed simply with golden garlic, silky olive oil and parsley and finished with fine parmesan gratings to make a super simple, quick and spooky dinner this Halloween.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:00:11 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories693.1 kcal (35%)

Total Fat25.8 g (37%)

Carbs98 g (38%)

Sugars5.2 g (6%)

Protein17 g (34%)

Sodium16.4 mg (1%)

Fiber4.8 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2 tspblack food colouring gel

500gspaghetti

100mlextra virgin olive oil

4garlic cloves

roughly chopped

½ tspchilli flakes

or chopped red chilli, reduce or remove if not a fan of spice

1 bunchparsley

finely grated, to serve

Instructions

Step 1

Start by bringing water to the boil in a deep pan and add your food colouring and a pinch of salt. Give a little stir, add your pasta and cook for 10-12 mins.

Step 2

When your pasta is around 5 mins from being cooked heat your oil in a large, non-stick pan. Add your garlic and chilli, stir and sizzle until fragrent and your garlic is lightly golden. Reduce your heat to low whilst you drain and rinse your pasta. Add a little more black food colouring and stir if not dark enough

Step 3

Add your pasta to the pan and increase to a medium heat before adding a large pinch of salt and generous amount of cracked black pepper. Toss about to combine with tongs and add your lemon zest and juice.

Step 4

If your spaghetti feels a little dry add another drizzle of oil before turning off the heat. Add half of your parsley and stir through

Step 5

Serve onto plates with another sprinkle of parsley and generous helping of Parmesan for a super simple, quick and spooky dinner this Halloween!