Description
Learn the essential techniques and ingredients for creating perfect pasta dishes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound pasta
- Salt for pasta water
- Olive oil
- Garlic
- Herbs
- Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Boil water and add salt.
- Cook pasta according to package directions until al dente.
- Drain pasta, reserving some pasta water.
- Sauté garlic in olive oil.
- Add cooked pasta to the pan with garlic and a splash of pasta water.
- Toss with herbs and cheese.
Notes
- Use plenty of salt in your pasta water.
- Reserve pasta water to help create a sauce.
- Don’t overcook your pasta.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 recipe
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 65g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: pasta, perfect pasta, pasta recipe, cooking pasta, Italian food