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Comforting Noodles Recipe
I hesitate to call this comforting noodles pasta dish a recipe. I've been making this forever. I hope you find it as comforting as I do. Enjoy!
Course
Pasta
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
8
minutes
minutes
Total Time
13
minutes
minutes
Servings
2
servings
Calories
725
kcal
Author
Jennifer Field
Ingredients
8
oz
long pasta--spaghetti
bucatini, linguine, etc
½
cup
reserved pasta cooking water
2
T
extra-virgin olive oil
¼
teaspoon
freshly ground black pepper
¼
teaspoon
pepper flake
1
teaspoon
Italian seasoning
crushed in the palm of your hand
1/4-1/2
teaspoon
garlic powder
1
teaspoon
lemon pepper
¼
cup
Parmesan cheese
green can is fine
Instructions
Cook the pasta in well-salted water until al dente. Drain,
reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking water.
Return pasta to the pot and add
reserved water and the olive oil
along with the
pepper, pepper flake, Italian seasoning, and garlic powder.
Bring to a boil, stirring constantly but as gently as you can to keep from breaking up the pasta.
Stir until the pasta is evenly coated with the spices and the water and oil have cooked down to a creamy, thick sauce that coats the noodles.
Off the heat, stir in the
Parmesan cheese
.
Serve with additional Parmesan or pepper and maybe some freshly choppe
d herbs, if desired.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
g
|
Calories:
725
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
111
g
|
Protein:
24
g
|
Fat:
20
g
|
Saturated Fat:
4
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
14
g
|
Cholesterol:
11
mg
|
Sodium:
689
mg
|
Fiber:
6
g
|
Sugar:
3
g