Peppery Pasta

Name: Peppery Pasta
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 454 grams angel hair pasta; 1 lemon, zested; 85 grams manchego or Parmesan, finely grated; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 1 Tbsp freshly ground coarse pepper; 4 servings Salt

Peppery Pasta takes approximately 35 minutes from beginning to end. One portion of this dish contains about 20g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 564 calories. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. It works well as a main course. Head to the store and pick up salt, coarse pepper, manchego, and a few other things to make it today. Users who liked this recipe also liked Peppery Chicken Pasta Salad, Peppery Cajun Pork Pasta, and Peppery Pasta with Arugulan and Sausage.

Instructions

In a large straight-sided saute pan over medium heat, add the olive oil, pepper and a pinch of salt.

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Heat and toast the pepper until the oil is fragrant with the pepper scent, 3 to 5 minutes.

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Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta until al dente, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Drain in a colander and allow the moisture to evaporate from the pasta for a couple of minutes.

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Add the pasta to the pan with the olive oil, raise the heat to medium-high and continuously toss the pasta with tongs to coat with the olive oil and pepper.

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