Spaghetti Aglio e Olio - easy delicious pasta with shrimp, olive oil, garlic and chili flakes. Aglio e olio spaghetti is also speckled with red pepper flakes, which gives the recipe a subtle heat. Aglio e Olio Mondays used to be a thing in our house, but we drifted away from that, replacing it with Aglio e Olio means oil and garlic, and that's almost all there is to it.

Ingredients of Aglio e Olio

  1. It's of Spaghetti.
  2. Prepare of Olive oil.
  3. It's of Garlic.
  4. It's of Italian seasonings -thyme/oregano/pepper/chilli flakes etc.
  5. It's block of Cheese.

Aglio e Olio step by step

  1. Boil spaghetti and cook until al dente..
  2. While the pasta is cooking, warm the olive oil over medium low heat. Add in the garlic and let it cook until soft and golden (you may need to lower the heat to keep it from browning too fast). (Also smoke point of olive oil is low... so ensure medium-low heat).
  3. Once the spaghetti is cooked, drain it while reserving some of the starchy pasta water. Add the spaghetti to the pan with the oil and garlic. Toss the pasta around until it’s coated (this is where you can add in the starchy pasta water to keep the pasta moist if it looks too dry)..
  4. Add in the seasonings and grated cheese, toss to combine and serve..

Check out this simple, classic recipe for spaghetti aglio e olio. The recipe uses minimal ingredients and makes a quick and easy dinner. Italian restaurant in Penedo, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Spaghetti aglio e olio is a traditional Italian classic pasta dish which means spaghetti with garlic and oil. If you love garlic, then you will love this dish.

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