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Spaghetti Aglio Olio(10 votes) Spaghetti con Aglio e Olio
Click on a star to add your own rating   (Spaghetti with Garlic and Olive Oil) A classic dish from southern Italy. So simple, yet so good. Remember, with simple dishes like this, good ingredients are essential, with the olive oil being most important. I use Bariani, which unfortunately TJ's doesn't carry. Just make sure you like the taste of whatever you are using and that it is fresh. Supposedly this dish is good for insomniacs. The Spaghetti 1/2 lb spaghetti...I use De Cecco, available at TJ's. small handfull of sea salt 9 cups of water 1. Boil water, add salt and allow water to return to boil. 2. Add pasta. 3. Cook until al dente. The Sauce 1/4 cup of GOOD extra virgin olive oil...do not use cheap or old olive oil as olive oil is the star of this sauce. 3-4 cloves of garlic, sliced thin Good pinch of red pepper flakes Small handfull of chopped flat leaf parsley (optional) 1. put the half the oil, garlic, and pepper in a saute pain. Turn heaat on low and saute until garlic just starts to turn golden. 2. Add a tablespoon of the pasta water. 3. Take off heat immediately. 4. Add the remaining oil, parsley and mix into the sauce. 5. Add cooked spaghetti and toss till the pasta is coated with the sauce. Serve immediately. The sauce takes very little time to prepare and I try to time things so that the spaghetti finishes just after the sauce is done. You may want to adjust the amount of olive oil you use. I actually like more than listed in the recipe. Same for the other ingrdients. Submitted on 08/31/2007 by Rollo Number of people who have "favored" this: 0 Read all 4 reviews below -OR-Add your own reviewReviews (4)
bymaryD, September 6, 2007
I grew up on this pasta dish. Add steamed broccoli to the pasta and toss with the sauce. It is great and still very simple. I use TJ's fresh broccoli that cooks in three min in the microwave. YUM!
byBozz1991, January 11, 2008
This is exactly the same recipe I use as well and just love it. Can't confirm its effect on insomniacs but I can confirm I sleep better when I have a dinner of this pasta. I also drop some steamed broccoli in to add flavor and veggies for nutritional purposes. The only thing I do different is I use a garlic press on the garlic to get all I can out of just a couple cloves. Just be careful as it will go from raw to burned in no time so watch it when you drop the garlic in.
byBulboDave, July 2, 2009
Good solid recipe. Like the others who reviewed this I would say you can add a veg or two to create a new dish. Fresh asparagus would be my addition.
byhaileysqueek, April 5, 2011
We make all the time, and it's always a hit with the whole family. We have two small children, and it can be tough to make things that we like that they will also eat. Everyone loves this recipe. When we have broccoli handy, we add it to this dish, too. It's great both ways!
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