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Easy Spaghetti - the easiest spaghetti recipe ever! Takes 15 minutes, budget-friendly, with simple pantry ingredients and so delicious!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
This easy spaghetti recipe is inspired by Leite’s Culinaria. This is a very simple and delicious recipe that takes only 15 minutes to cook.
When garlic and olive oil sizzle together, magic happens. The nuance and aroma from the garlic turn this simple and plain spaghetti into something very delicious that you want to have for dinner every night!
Looking for a more filling spaghetti recipe? Check out my Salmon Spaghetti with Lemon Garlic Sauce!
Ingredients
What can you add to spaghetti to make it taste good? Here are the list of everyday pantry ingredients that add flavors to pasta:
- A good quality olive oil or extra virgin olive oil.
- Minced garlic.
- Salt.
- Ground black pepper.
- Dried red chili flakes.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
How To Make This Recipe
Step 1: Cook the spaghetti according to the package instructions until al dente. Drain and set aside. Heat up a skillet and add the olive oil and butter. Saute the garlic until aromatic, then add the spaghetti. Season with salt, pepper, and chili flakes. Stir to combine well.
Step 2: Dish out, garnish with some parsley and serve immediately.
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 481 calories per serving.
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Easy Spaghetti Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 oz. (230g) spaghetti
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (preferred or olive oil)
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- salt (to taste)
- 3 dashes ground black pepper
- red chili flakes (to taste)
- parsley leaves, finely chopped (for garnishing)
Instructions
- Cook the spaghetti according to the package instructions until al dente. Drain and set aside. Heat up a skillet and add the olive oil and butter. Saute the garlic until aromatic, then add the spaghetti. Season with salt, pepper, and chili flakes. Stir to combine well.
- Dish out, garnish with some parsley and serve immediately.
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Notes
- A good quality olive oil or extra virgin olive oil.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hi Rasa,
I lived in Milan for a number of years and this dish is to the Italians what popcorn is to Americans. After a night out at the opera or other event it is common to come home and have this dish. It is fast, easy and tastes great. Optionally, you can top with some fresh ground parma. Yum
Thanks for including it.
Awesome!!! Thanks for your sweet comment!
Amazing! Love it!
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I have to say I was a bit sceptical at the simplicity of this recipe but I need not have been it was absolutely delicious! Made enough for 2 portions and ended up eating it all in the one go! This will definitely be a new regular for me! ??
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Going to make this tonight, and serve it with an asparagus-tomato salad. Love garlic! Sometimes you just have to take a break from meat.
Thanks.
Looks so delicious, my entire family loved it, I will definitely try it your way, looks seem easy to make, hope so :D. Thanks so much for this guide. Looking forward to seeing more recipes.
Thanks!
Tried it tonight and my family loved it. Served it with some garlic bread.
Awesome.
absolutely delicious
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