Creamy Cacio E Pepe Pasta with Chili Flakes & Thyme - Barilla

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Directions

#1 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 #2 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 #3 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 #4 Finish with more black pepper and garnish with thyme leaves over the top

Ready in under 30 minutes with less than 10 ingredients, this easy cheesy cacio e pepe recipe diverts from tradition with the addition of chili flakes and fresh aromatic thyme.

Ready In: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Serves:8 people

Ingredients

1 box Barilla® Al Bronzo® Spaghetti pasta

1/4 tsp Black pepper

1 Clove garlic, minced

1 cup Pecorino Romano cheese, grated

To Taste Salt and pepper

6 Sprigs thyme, divided

1/2 tsp chili flakes

3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

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Nutrition Facts

Recipe serves: 8 people

Serving size: 2