Name: spaghetti with sun-dried tomatoes and pecorino romano
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 clove garlic (very thinly sliced); 1/4 cup good quality olive oil; 6-8 sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil (sliced lengthwise); 1/2 cup grated pecorino romano (plus a bit more to sprinkle); 3-4 leaves fresh basil ( - julienned or torn into small pieces by hand); crushed red chilies and fresh ground black pepper to taste; 8 oz spaghetti ( - cooked in well salted water)

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East. Fast. Delicious. Perfect for weeknight meals. Spaghetti with sun-dried tomatoes and pecorino romano can be ready in less than 30 minutes. Or serve a smaller portion to start at a dinner party. Like they do in Italy. Primi and secondi. It’s a nice way to eat.

This is a riff on aglio e olio – the Neapolitan classic pasta with garlic and olive oil. It’s lighter on the garlic, adds a bright note with the sun-dried tomatoes and swaps out the cheese for pecorino romano. Basil replaces parsley to complement the tomatoes. But it’s just as simple. Just as pure. Just as good.

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spaghetti with sun-dried tomatoes and pecorino romano

Spaghetti with sun-dried tomatoes and pecorino romano is a quick but delicious vegetarian pasta dish that comes together in 20 minutes.

Course Main

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 788kcal

Author romain | glebekitchen

Ingredients

1 clove garlic very thinly sliced
1/4 cup good quality olive oil
6-8 sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil sliced lengthwise
1/2 cup grated pecorino romano plus a bit more to sprinkle
3-4 leaves fresh basil - julienned or torn into small pieces by hand
crushed red chilies and fresh ground black pepper to taste
8 oz spaghetti - cooked in well salted water

Instructions

Put a pot of well salted water on to boil. Well salted means it tastes like the sea. Don't be scared. The salt goes down the drain.
Cook the pasta according to the directions, but under cook by about 30 seconds. While the pasta cooks you can start the rest of the dish. Reserve about 1/2 cup of the pasta water.
Place the olive oil and garlic in a cold skillet over low heat. Cook gently for about 5 minutes. You want to infuse the oil with garlic. You don't want it to burn. If it does, start again.
Toss in the sun-dried tomatoes and stir to spread the tomatoes over the full surface of the pan.
Add the cooked pasta to the skillet along with a good pinch of chili flakes and toss to combine. Add the pasta water and increase the heat. Cook until the water is gone - about one minute.
Stir in the pecorino romano.
Serve, topped with a bit more pecorino romano, black pepper and more crushed chilies if you like a little extra zing. Sprinkle basil overtop.

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