Best Torquatos Misunderstood Cold Pasta With Garlic Sauce Recipes

CREAMY GARLIC PASTA

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Best garlic pasta I have ever had. Add prawns and/or scallops to make an amazing seafood Alfredo.

Provided by Celestial

Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta Spaghetti Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons butter
3 cups chicken broth, or more as needed
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon salt
½ pound spaghetti
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
¾ cup heavy cream
1 ½ tablespoons dried parsley

Steps:

Heat olive in a medium pan over medium heat. Add garlic and stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add butter and stir constantly until melted. Pour in chicken broth; add pepper and salt. Bring to a boil. Add spaghetti and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Add more chicken broth if pasta starts to stick to the pan.
Stir Parmesan cheese, cream, and parsley into the pasta and mix thoroughly. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 542.8 calories, Carbohydrate 46.8 g, Cholesterol 98.5 mg, Fat 31.7 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 17.3 g, SaturatedFat 17.9 g, Sodium 1388.1 mg, Sugar 2.7 g

TORQUATO'S MISUNDERSTOOD COLD PASTA WITH GARLIC SAUCE

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Provided by Faith Willinger

Categories Garlic Herb Pasta Vegetarian Quick & Easy Chill Vegan

Yield Serves 4 to 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 1/2 tablespoons fine sea salt plus additional to taste
1 pound spaghetti
2 to 4 garlic cloves, sliced thin
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus additional to taste if desired
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leafed parsley leaves
freshly ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

In a 6-quart kettle bring 5 quarts water to a boil and add 2 1/2 tablespoons salt and pasta. Cool pasta until al dente.
While pasta is cooking, in a skillet cook garlic in 2 tablespoons oil over moderate heat, stirring, until it just be gins to turn pale golden and stir in parsley. Remove skillet from heat and add salt and pepper.
Ladle out and reserve 1/4 cup cooking liquid. Drain pasta and rinse well under cold water until cool. Drain pasta well and transfer to a large bowl. Add garlic mixture, reserved cooking liquid, and remaining 2 tablespoons oil, or to taste, and toss well. Chill pasta at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours. Season pasta with pepper and additional salt before serving.