Aglio e olio pasta

Spaghettini aglio e olio

It might surprise you to know that meat and tomato sauce are not essential components of a good pasta dish. Sometimes, good quality olive oil and fresh garlic are all you need as in the case of pasta aglio e olio.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 4 people

Spaghetti aglio e olio with bacon and Hungarian sausage

When we cook pasta aglio e olio at home, we serve it either as a side dish or a main dish. If it’s meatless, it’s a side dish. But for a filling main dish, we like to add meat.

Cook time: 12

Servings: 2 people

Fettuccine aglio e olio with fresh mussels

It’s still the very basic and very easy pasta aglio e olio. Two additions, though. I added mussels. And to give the dish a deeper flavor, I cooked the fettuccine in mussel broth.

Cook time: 20

Servings: 3 people

Fettuccine aglio e olio with sun-dried tomatoes

The classic Italian spaghetti aglio e olio has only three basic ingredients: pasta, olive oil and garlic. In this variation, sun-dried tomatoes and fresh basil are added for more flavor and color.

Cook time: 12

Servings: 4 people