Spaghetti Aglio e Olio
Spaghetti tossed with slowly gilded garlic, chilli and good olive oil, loosened with pasta water.

Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Total
20 min
Serves
4
Per serving
486 kcal
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Instructions
Step 1: Boil the spaghetti in well salted water until one minute short of al dente.
Step 2: Warm the olive oil with the sliced garlic over low heat until pale gold.
Step 3: Add the chilli flakes and take the pan off the heat before the garlic browns.
Step 4: Lift the pasta straight into the pan with a ladle of its cooking water.
Step 5: Toss hard over the heat until the sauce emulsifies and coats the strands.
Step 6: Finish with parsley and a little more oil.
Ingredients
Quantities update automatically for 4 servings.
- 400 gSpaghetti
- 6 clovesGarlic — thinly sliced
- 80 mlOlive oil — extra virgin
- 1 tspChilli flakes
- 3 tbspParsley — chopped
- 1 tbspSalt — for the water
Nutrition
Nutrition per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Not yet reviewed.
- Calories
- 486 kcal
- Protein
- 13.2 g
- Carbohydrates
- 72.4 g
- Fat
- 16.8 g
- Saturated fat
- 2.4 g
- Fibre
- 4.2 g
- Sugar
- 3.1 g
- Sodium
- 420 mg
These figures are estimates for general information only and are not medical or dietary advice.