aglio e olio
Spaghetti, simply dressed
Aglio e olio is a simple Italian pasta dish made with garlic (aglio) and olive oil (olio), typically seasoned with red pepper flakes and parsley.
The sauce comes together in minutes while the pasta cooks: I made spaghetti aglio e olio for a quick dinner.
Sometimes spelled *aglio olio* or expanded to *aglio e olio e peperoncino*.
- extra virginTop olive oil classification
- spaghettiLong thin cylindrical pasta
- parsleyCulinary herb for garnishing
- red pepper flakesDried, crushed hot capsicum
- al denteTender but resistant
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