Angel Hair Pasta
Published July 10, 2024
- Total Time
- 30 minutes
- Prep Time
- 10 minutes
- Cook Time
- 20 minutes
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Ingredients
- Salt
- ¼cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3tablespoons butter
- 1pound cherry tomatoes, halved
- 3garlic cloves, minced
- 1shallot, minced
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Crushed red pepper (optional)
- 1pound angel hair pasta
- 2tablespoons minced fresh parsley or 2 teaspoons dried parsley
- 2tablespoons minced fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil
- Freshly grated Parmesan, for serving
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
660 calories; 24 grams fat; 8 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 13 grams monounsaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 93 grams carbohydrates; 6 grams dietary fiber; 7 grams sugars; 17 grams protein; 633 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Heat a large pasta pot of salted water to a boil.
- Step 2
To a large pan over medium heat, add olive oil and butter. Allow the butter to melt, then add cherry tomatoes. Cook until tomatoes are beginning to soften and the skins are a little blistered, 4 to 6 minutes.
- Step 3
Add garlic, shallot, 1 teaspoon each of kosher salt and black pepper, and a pinch of red pepper, if using, and toss to combine with the tomatoes. Cook for about 6 minutes, until the shallots are translucent and the tomatoes are fully softened yet still intact. Meanwhile, add pasta to the boiling salted water and cook until al dente according to the packaging directions, about 2 minutes. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water, then strain the pasta.
- Step 4
Add the cooked pasta, herbs and a bit of the reserved pasta water to the pan and cook for 2 minutes, stirring to combine, until you have a glossy pasta sauce; add more pasta water slowly, if needed. Serve topped with plenty of Parmesan.
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Comments
Close, but a miss. Do yourself a favor and make the noodles slightly more undercooked than al dente, and also add very-ripe tomatoes in the instructions. Why? When you add the semi-cooked pasta and cook it in the sauce, it will finish cooking and soak up the sauce+seasoning. This imparts the savorfy seasoning and flavor into the spaghetti noodles.
Throw in an anchovy or two with the garlic to up the umami.
This was good but, as others have indicated, the pasta to tomatoes ratio is way off. If using 1 lb of pasta as called for by the recipe, I would recommend 2lbs of tomatoes. Also, I doubled the shallots (b/c I like shallots) as well as the herbs.
I made this as a one pot meal. After sauteing the garlic and shallots a bit, I added 2 cups of boiling water with half a pound of pasta and covered it, stirring occasionally until the pasta was cooked. Delicious and easy clean up!
Easy meal to prepare. I added Italian Sausage, as Mr. T always wants some meat in a meal. Used leeks, as had no shallots on-hand. Added spinach, basil, and a pour-around of cognac, as no white wine or vermouth were at-hand. Added chili powder, but should have added a bit more. Barely cooked the pasta before adding it to the dish - thanks for that advice! All-in-all, an easy but not outstanding, meal.
Really nice recipe and easy to make. Normally i get annoyed with folks that comment on a recipe and then completely change it by adding half a dozen ingredients. BUT, i agree with almost all the comments and you will too: double the tomatoes, shallots and garlic and go with come crushed red pepper to up the flavor. Can feed 6 easily with a side salad.