Description
Less pasta less cooking time, more pasta in the pot more cooking time. This pasta pronto is easy and delicious using just a few ingredients.
Ingredients
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- 100 grams spaghetti (per one serving)
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1/2 red onion (finely diced)
- 1/4 tsp Calabrese Spice (and more for sprinkling)
- 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes
- olives (drained)
- shaved pecorino for serving (optional and a fresh green herb like basil or Italian parsley, chopped)
Instructions
- Use kettle boiled water for the pasta for quicker boiling water.
- Add salt into the boiling water and add the spaghetti. Let it cook without the lid but if your stove is slow put the lid on in a slant position it will help it cook faster there's no water overflow.
- Heat a non stick pan with the olive oil on medium to high heat and cook the onions till soft (a minute or so). Add the garlic, tomatoes and Calabrese spice., Mix to combine, add the olives and lower the heat.
- Move the cooked pasta over with a pair of tongs. When you are moving the pasta it will come with it's own pasta water so don't be in a hurry to add the pasta water. You probably wont need any.
- Mix the lot for a minute and serve immediately with a sprinkle of Calabrese Spice.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Calories: 661
- Sugar: 6
- Sodium: 13
- Fat: 31
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Carbohydrates: 81
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 14