Pasta with Sand

paula giles's Note:

If you love pasta as I do, you should like this. This is very light and I love it.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• red pepper flakes
• salt
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 8 ounces angel hair pasta

Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to directions on pkg.
2. Sautee garlic in oil.
3. Add red pepper flakes,salt, and bread crumbs/mix well.
4. Add to cooked and drained pasta.
5. Sprinkle with plenty of parmesean cheese.

Reviews

[Elizabeth Fullerton]

I really liked this. The simple yet rich taste of olive oil and garlic are two of my favorites. The breadcrumbs added a nice texture to the dish. I keep thinking about this recipe. Maybe I'm wierd. This recipe is different from the ordinary pasta recipe, but it is just wonderful. I put lots of garlic in it and I added extra olive oil. Next time I make it I will probably cut the bread crumbs down to 3/4 cup. But I just have to reiterate, this dish stays on your mind. Good Job Paula

[Ben Ross]

I love garlic but, I found that it dominated the taste a bit too much. I would suggest adding a bit of ginger in place of about half the garlic.

[Akikobay]

We loved this recipe. It was easy, quick, and really tasty. After a long day out, this was done in one pot, almost as quickly as the pasta boiled. (Drained the pasta, made the breadcrumb topping in the same pot.) I used a squash-stuffed mezzaluna pasta and added just a bit of butter to make sure that the breadcrumbs were well saturated. The amount of garlic and red pepper flakes were just right for us. I used homemade breadcrumbs and thought that it was perfect. As you suggested, the dusting of parmesan was terrific. My kids loved it, my husband loved it...Thank you for sharing.