Pasta With Olive Oil, Garlic, and Crushed Red Pepper

Serves 4|
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Ingredients
- 1 pound dried pasta
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup pasta cooking water
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
Directions
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking water and drain.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds, making sure it doesn't brown.
- Add the reserved pasta water, red pepper, salt, and parsley and bring to a boil. Toss with the cooked pasta.
Nutritional Information
- Per Serving
- Calories 651Calories From Fat 41%
- Fat 30g
- Sat Fat 4g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 597mg
- Carbohydrate 86g
- Fiber 5g
- Sugar 2g
- Protein 15g
What does this mean? See
Nutrition 101
.
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