I like simple recipes especially when I have all the ingredients on hand – this is one of them. A meatless meal with spicy and sweet flavors. Lots of garlic, chile crisp and green onions to finish over your choice of spaghetti. For over a year I have been trying to use whole wheat pasta which has been a good thing since I do love pasta and whole wheat is better for me. Online sources such as Delallo or Sfoglini provide a variety of whole wheat choices in different shapes in addition to hemp, einkorn and other flavors. Grocery stores do not provide this much variety so I often rely on these two sources.
Chile Crisp Garlic Pasta
Recipe by DeLallo, Adapted by Judi Graber
- 16 oz. (I used 12 oz.) whole wheat spaghetti (or spaghetti of your choice)
- 3 large garlic cloves, sliced thin (to taste)
- 4 tbsp. EVOO
- 1 tsp. (I used 1/2 tsp.) dried crushed chile peppers (this can be optional as the chile crisp is usually quite spicy)
- 2 tbsp. DeLallo Spicy and Sweet Chile Crisp (I used Lao Gan Ma Spicy Chile Crisp as I did not have DeLallo’s chile crisp) To give it a sweet touch I combined 2 tbsp. spicy plus 1 tbsp. honey plus 1 tsp. low-sodium soy sauce
- Lots of green onion slices (green and white parts) to serve
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and reserve 2 cups of pasta water to finish sauce. This may seem like a lot of water but I did use all 2 cups.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet, add the garlic slices to infuse the oil. In 30 seconds the garlic will be sizzling, then turn off the heat. You do not want to brown the garlic; add the red pepper to taste which I cut in half.
Toss the pasta with the oil for about 3 minutes. Add the pasta water a little at a time as needed to create a smooth sauce while continuously tossing. Add the chile crisp and toss to combine. Serve with slices of green onion, white and green.
Recipe by cookingwithauntjuju.com
I’m there. Chili crisp is a wonderful condiment. 🍃🌶️🍝
It sure is – I seem to be craving this delicious condiment lately 🙂
I can relate. 😍🍃😋🌶️🌶️🌶️
Great dish for a quick lunch! 🙂
Ronit – I certainly agree 🙂
Not being a pasta eater, i can’t comment much except to say i enjoy garlic and chillies! I’m sure this is delicious.
sherry https://sherryspickings.blogspot.com/
I’m just the opposite – I am fascinated with all the different shapes and flavors available along with super good recipes. From spaghetti and elbow macaroni the choices are now numerous 🙂 I recently bought some Momofuku noodles from the well-known (at least here) David Chang 🙂
This chile crisp garlic pasta looks so simple and flavourful. I love the idea of bold garlic with a spicy kick – such a great combination. Really delicious-sounding.
Thanks Ben – it was really good and I love the kick of chile crisp and the dried chile peppers 🙂