Chilli Garlic Pasta is an easy, quick and flavourful pasta dish that comes together within 10-12 minutes. While the pasta is boiling, get the green chilli, garlic and olive oil base ready. This is my go to dish when I don’t want to spend too much time cooking, need a meal in front of the telly or for those lazy days when I don’t want to cook elaborate meals.
Memories
This recipe first came alive in my kitchen one extremely lazy Sunday evening. Didn’t want to get dressed and go out for a meal. Back then who had heard of home deliveries. Suggestions were thrown around … cereal, toast and tea, popcorn, no meal, etc. Hubby suggested pasta. I was in no mood to make the sauce as back then we didn’t get ready made pasta sauce.
Hubby being kind and sympathetic, suggested we have plain pasta with lots of olive oil drizzled over it. While the pasta was boiling, I thought “why not add a bit of flavour”. So quickly peeled and chopped the garlic and finely chopped some green chillis. Stir fried them in olive oil till the garlic was about done and then tossed the pasta in it. Voilà a quick tasty pasta became our favourite quick meal.
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First published this recipe on 30/04/2013. Republishing on 15/07/2023
Ingredients Required For Chilli Garlic Pasta
Pasta – use any shape or type. Boil the pasta in enough water according to instructions on the package.
Salt – need salt to add to the boiling water for pasta. Also need a bit more to add to the final preparation. Use any salt of your preference.
Black Pepper Powder – fine or coarse. Add according to your taste.
Green Chillis – add according to your taste. Slice them into thin rings or chop finely.
Garlic – peel and slice the garlic.
Water – enough water to boil the pasta.
Olive Oil – use good quality olive oil.
Dried Herbs – any of your choice. I like to use parsley for this one or mixed Italian herbs.
Chilli Garlic Pasta is an easy, quick and flavourful pasta dish that comes together within 10-12 minutes. While the pasta is boiling, get the green chilli, garlic and olive oil base ready.
Course dinner, Lunch
Cuisine fusion
Keyword chilli garlic pasta, easy chilli pasta, garlicky pasta
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 2
Author mayurisjikoni
Ingredients
1½cupspastaany type
1tspsalt
3 - 4green chillis
4cupswater
6 - 8cloves garlic
3tbspolive oil
¼tspsalt
1tspcoarse pepper powder
½tspdried parsley or any other herb
Instructions
Boil about 4 cups of water in a deep saucepan. When it begins to boil add the pasta and salt.
Cook the pasta till just done (al dente). Usually the cooking time is indicated on the packet. Don't forget to stir it occasionally otherwise the pasta may stick to the bottom.
While the pasta is cooking, chop the chillis into rings. Peel and slice the garlic.
Take a wide pan and heat the olive oil over medium heat.
When it is slightly hot, add the chillis and garlic. Stir fry till the garlic begins to turn light pink.
When the pasta is done, drain it out into a colander.
Add the pasta, dried parsley, pepper and salt. Mix well and let it become a bit hot. Make sure you keep on mixing it to avoid the pasta from getting burnt.
Serve immediately.
Notes
If you love chillis, add more.
Add more olive oil if you want to.
Add sweet corn, olives if you like.
If you are packing it for lunch or as travel food, add a bit more oil so that the pasta does not taste dry.
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