Pasta with Olive Oil And Garlic

Pasta with Olive Oil And Garlic

  • Prep Time: 0 mins
  • Total Time: 20 mins
  • Serves: 3-4,Yield: 6-8 cups
  • About This Recipe

    “This is a fast & economical dish. It is very good. Even when my children & grandchildren were small, they all loved it!! It’s an Italian dish that has been around for a very long time.”

    Ingredients

  • 1lbspaghetti( good quality)
  • 1/2 cupolive oil
  • 3 -4clovesgarlic( depending on size of cloves)
  • 1tablespoon dried parsley or 2tablespoonsfresh parsley
  • salt and pepper
  • water
  • water
  • Directions

  • Bring a large pot of water to a brisk boil.
  • Add salt.
  • Add the spaghetti, following directions on the box.
  • Meanwhile, heat the oil in a small pan.
  • Slice the garlic thinly and add it to the oil.
  • remove the pan from the heat when the garlic turns a pale golden color (do not brown the garlic).
  • Add the parsley, salt and pepper.
  • Reserve 1/2-3/4 cup pasta water.
  • Drain pasta & stir in the oil.
  • Add the water if you think the mixture is too dry.
  • Reviews

  • “This is very good. I added some parmesan and tabasco to taste.”

  • “what a great recipe. I can use it as a main dish or as a side dish with breaded cutlets.”

  • “Wonderful, I did add the parm cheese and fresh tomatoes. I think that next time we will add some chicken.”

  • “I made this as a side dish using medium egg noodles and the family loved it! I aslo added 1/3 cup parmesan cheese.”

  • “I had this years ago and have been looking for the recipe ever since.Thank you so much!! I added parmesan cheese after cooking~”

  • “Very simple but yummy dinner. For us, this makes about 6 servings, not 3. I also used whole wheat pasta. Nice change for a meatless dinner.”

  • “Very Easy and Good but if you are not using FRESH seasonings and GOOD EVOO (as stated by Pat), you really need to add a few anchovie filets chopped up into the oil and garlic (it really adds a great taste, especially if you are cutting corners with other ingredients). I also found I could cut the oil to 3/8 a cup and meal didn’t suffer one bit. =).”

  • “THIS WAS DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!! My grandmother made this when I was little and my first bite brought back many wonderful childhood memories…this was easy and we grow our own garlic so I will be making this dish often..everyone loved it … especially with a sprinkle of crushed hot pepper flakes on it…my husband also added some parm cheese to his plateful and said it was fabulous! YUMMY!”

  • “I made this as a side dish to go with chicken. It was delicious! I minced the garlic for more flavor and also added some parmesan cheese.”

  • “An excellent recipe for a fast and yet very delicious meal.I used 3 tbps of garlic since we love garlic and topped my pasta with bacon bits.Very yummy!!!Thanks for posting.”

  • “very basic, very easy. The key is using a good quality e.v.o.o. The addition of red pepper flakes makes this sing, and the possibility of variations using all those little herb clippings from the garden is endless. Thanks, Pat!”

  • “Very easy, very good.I used with whole wheat pasta.I added more garlic than suggested as we’re garlic lovers.REALLY GOOD.DH has asked that I keep the recipe and make this dish again.Thanks!”

  • “I usually make mine with added red pepper flakes and some chicken granules. Quick meal.”

  • “easy peasy and the best way my family like it now1 (oleoil)”

  • “This is a great basic pasta. I have expanded on it and my newest creation calls for browning cut up chicken and prociutto in the 1/2 cup of olive oil. Save them aside add the garlic as indicated in the recipe. When all is ready, I mix all together in large bowl and serve as main dish with salad.”

  • “I have made this recipe twice now. Once just the way it was written and it was DELICIOUS (over Dreamfield’s pasta of course as we Low Carb). Last night I made it again because I wanted to use a frozen Chicken Picatta meal I had gotten as a pasta sauce. There was not enough sauce on the meal, so I made this recipe and added the frozen Picatta. Again, fantastic results! I did add some tabasco and fresh parmesean as suggested in the other reviews. This recipe will be used often in our house! Thanks Pat for posting this.”

  • “This is a great recipe.As I like more garlic, you may want to up what the recipe calls for.It would be great with two cans of diced anchovies sauted with the garlic and topped off with grated cheese.”

  • “I have loved this dish ever since childhood and still crave it at least once a week. I always add freshly grated parm cheese-yum!”

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