The Scoop
When dinner needs to happen fast, this pasta shows up ready to help.
When dinner needs to happen fast, this pasta shows up ready to help.
It doesn’t require a heavy shopping list or a lot of effort, but it still feels special, and if you had a Sicilian grandma, she would nod proudly. This is what it feels like to make a lot with very little, especially when the fridge is empty and you’re looking for an affordable recipe to satisfy your cravings.
Keep the takeaway app off; this recipe is all you need.
Ingredients
- 1 (16-ounce) box spaghetti
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
- 4 tablespoons jarred sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped, divided
- salt, to taste
- 2 tablespoons Grana Padano or parmesan cheese
Directions
- In a large pot of salted, boiling water, cook the spaghetti to al dente, according to the package directions, then drain it well.
- In a large skillet over low heat, heat the olive oil.
- Add the garlic, the red chili flakes, and the sun-dried tomatoes to the olive oil and cook, stirring constantly, about 1 minute.
- Add 1/2 of the chopped parsley to the garlic mixture and stir to combine.
- Transfer the tomato mixture from the heat.
- Add the spaghetti to the tomato mixture and toss well to combine.
- Add the salt and the remaining parsley to the spaghetti mixture and stir to combine.
- Serve the spaghetti topped with the Grana Padano cheese.
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