National Pasta Day is Oct. 17 so let’s celebrate with your favourite plate of carbs in whatever shape you like – spaghetti, lasagna, rotini, tortellini. According to nationalpastaday.com , there are more than 600 known pasta shapes with more esoteric brands and shapes than the length of linguini!
Here’s the thing – you can whip up a delicious plate of pasta with just a handful of ingredients, one of the easiest is to saute a couple of cloves of minced garlic with a handful of chopped parsley, a fresh basil leaf, a teaspoon (or two) of hot chili flakes in good quality olive oil. While you’re doing that, boil up 450g of spaghetti.
By the time the spaghetti is al dente, blend into the sauce and toss well, finish with freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, serves 4. If you want to amp up the flavour, add one or two pieces of canned anchovies (you don’t need that much) to add umami flavour to your dish.
– Check out nationalpastaday.com for more details.
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