Alio e Olio (Spaghetti with Garlic and Oil)

This is an amazingly quick pasta recipe, if you are in a hurry and need to make something quick then this is for you. You can also use this as an appetizer for your guests, it's guaranteed to leave them wanting more.

Ingredients:

1 handful of roughly chopped flat leaf parsley
1 large chilli roughly chopped and deseeded (if you like it more spicy just leave the seeds in)
7 good sized garlic cloves
1 cup of extra virgin olive oil
1 cup of grated parmiggiano reggiano (parmesan cheese)
500 grams of spaghetti (I find that DeCecco is the best)

Place a large casserole with water on the stove, make sure the water is salty since this is the only time that the pasta can absorb the salt, bring to a boil. Cook the pasta according to what is written on the package. In the meantime when the pasta is cooking put a deep frying pan with the chilli, garlic and olive oil and fry gently for 5 minutes. Do not let the garlic brown as it will get bitter, then turn off the heat. After the pasta is cooked put it in the frying pan with the cheese and parsley and turn up the heat for 30 seconds and stir to incorporate the cheese and parsley. Serve immediately.

Serves 4