Creamy Cacio e pepe Pasta with Chili Flakes & Thyme

Recipe - Gourmet Garage Corporate

Creamy Cacio e pepe Pasta with Chili Flakes and Thyme

Servings8

Cook Time30 Minutes

Ingredients

1 Box Barilla® Al Bronzo Spaghetti pasta

3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 Clove garlic, minced

1/2 Teaspoon chili flakes

1/4 Teaspoon Black pepper

6 Sprigs thyme, divided

1 Cup Pecorino Romano cheese, grated

Salt, To taste

Directions

Bring a large pot of water to a boil, season it lightly with sea salt, cook pasta one minute less than package directions; reserve 1 cup of pasta water.
Meanwhile, in a skillet sauté garlic, olive oil, chili flakes and 4 sprigs of thyme. When the oil starts frying add 2/3 cup pasta cooking water and bring to a simmer.
Toss pasta with thyme mixture over high heat for one minute. Turn off heat, discard sprigs of thyme, stir in black pepper, cheese and 1/3 cup of reserved cooking water. Mix well until well combined.
Finish with more black pepper and garnish with thyme leaves over the top.

0 minutes

Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 8 servings

1 Box Barilla® Al Bronzo Spaghetti pasta

Not Available

3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Pam Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil No-Stick Cooking Spray, 5 oz

Add Pam Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil No-Stick Cooking Spray, 5 oz to Favorites.Add Pam Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil No-Stick Cooking Spray, 5 oz to Favorites.

$8.99$1.80/oz

1 Clove garlic, minced

Fresh Garlic

Add Fresh Garlic to Favorites.Add Fresh Garlic to Favorites.

$1.25 avg/ea$4.99/lb

1/2 Teaspoon chili flakes

Morton & Bassett Red Chili Flakes , 1.3 oz

Add Morton & Bassett Red Chili Flakes , 1.3 oz to Favorites.Add Morton & Bassett Red Chili Flakes , 1.3 oz to Favorites.

$9.99$7.68/oz

1/4 Teaspoon Black pepper

Coarse Ground Black Pepper , 1.8 oz

Add Coarse Ground Black Pepper , 1.8 oz to Favorites.Add Coarse Ground Black Pepper , 1.8 oz to Favorites.

$1.24 avg/ea$0.69/oz

6 Sprigs thyme, divided

Wholesome Pantry Organic Herbs Thyme, 0.66 oz

Add Wholesome Pantry Organic Herbs Thyme, 0.66 oz to Favorites.Add Wholesome Pantry Organic Herbs Thyme, 0.66 oz to Favorites.

$3.99$6.05/oz

1 Cup Pecorino Romano cheese, grated

Black Bear Locatelli Romano Cheese

Add Black Bear Locatelli Romano Cheese to Favorites.Add Black Bear Locatelli Romano Cheese to Favorites.

$17.99/lb$17.99/lb

Salt, To taste

Maldon Sea Salt Flakes, 8.5 oz

Add Maldon Sea Salt Flakes, 8.5 oz to Favorites.Add Maldon Sea Salt Flakes, 8.5 oz to Favorites.

$8.99$1.06/oz

Directions

Bring a large pot of water to a boil, season it lightly with sea salt, cook pasta one minute less than package directions; reserve 1 cup of pasta water.
Meanwhile, in a skillet sauté garlic, olive oil, chili flakes and 4 sprigs of thyme. When the oil starts frying add 2/3 cup pasta cooking water and bring to a simmer.
Toss pasta with thyme mixture over high heat for one minute. Turn off heat, discard sprigs of thyme, stir in black pepper, cheese and 1/3 cup of reserved cooking water. Mix well until well combined.
Finish with more black pepper and garnish with thyme leaves over the top.