Name: Garlic Confit Pasta
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 12 oz spaghetti; 6 cloves garlic; 1/3 cup olive oil; 1/2 tsp salt; to taste Black pepper; 1/3 cup grated Parmesan; to taste Lemon zest (optional); to taste Parsley

Italian · Dinner

Garlic Confit Pasta

Reserve pasta water; it's the secret to glossy sauces.

Recipe by Alex

Time 30 minutes

Serves Serves 4

Level Easy

Ingredients

Item	Amt
spaghetti	12 oz
garlic	6 cloves
olive oil	1/3 cup
salt	1/2 tsp
Black pepper	to taste
grated Parmesan	1/3 cup
Lemon zest (optional)	to taste
Parsley	to taste

Method

1 SIMMERSimmer garlic cloves in olive oil over low heat 12–15 minutes until soft (do not brown).

2 COOKCook pasta; reserve pasta water.

3 MASHMash garlic into oil; toss with pasta and a splash of pasta water.

4 SEASONSeason and top with Parmesan, parsley, and lemon zest.

Time 30 minutes

Serves Serves 4

Level Easy

Ingredients

12 oz spaghetti
6 cloves garlic
1/3 cup olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
to taste Black pepper
1/3 cup grated Parmesan
to taste Lemon zest (optional)
to taste Parsley

Method

Simmer garlic cloves in olive oil over low heat 12–15 minutes until soft (do not brown).
Cook pasta; reserve pasta water.
Mash garlic into oil; toss with pasta and a splash of pasta water.
Season and top with Parmesan, parsley, and lemon zest.