Creamy Cacio e pepe Pasta with Chili Flakes & Thyme

Creamy Cacio e pepe Pasta with Chili Flakes & Thyme

Recipe - Price Rite of West Hartford

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.

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Makes 8 servings

1 Box Barilla® Al Bronzo Spaghetti pasta

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3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

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1 Clove garlic, minced

Fresh Garlic

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1/2 Teaspoon chili flakes

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1/4 Teaspoon Black pepper

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6 Sprigs thyme, divided

Badia Thyme Leaves, 8 oz

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1 Cup Pecorino Romano cheese, grated

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Salt, To taste

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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.