Pasta with Sand
This sounds like a easy and nice light pasta dish to enjoy with a green salad. This is a base recipe. On my to cook list. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine American
- 250 grams pasta, angel hair, spaghetti, fettucine
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
- red pepper flakes, to taste
- salt, to taste
- 1 cup breadcrumbs, OR make from a shortcut
- butter, as needed
- Parmesan cheese, for serving
Cook the pasta in a pot of salted water until just tender, drain well and place in a large serving bowl.
Before the pasta is done, heat a non stick pan with the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add and cook the garlic until fragrant, about 30 seconds, add the red pepper flakes and salt to desired preference then add the breadcrumbs and mix well ensuring the breadcrumbs are saturated with the oil, if they look a bit dry, add a tablespoon of butter at a time and mix in to get the desired consistency.
Pour the breadcrumb mixture into the pasta and toss to mix together.
Serve with Parmesan cheese available for topping. A green salad as a side would make this a light meal.
Low cost.
Shortcut: Breadcrumbs.
Variant: 1. Add a few anchovies when cooking the garlic.
Adapted from an internet recipe.