I Was Making This Recipe All Wrong! Bay Area Style Garlic Noodles

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is lower in saturated fat.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Chop the end off the roasted garlic, drizzle with oil and all-purpose seasoning, wrap in foil, and roast for 40 minutes.

Season large peeled and deveined shrimp with all-purpose seasoning or salt and pepper.

Chop green onions, using both the white and green parts.

Boil salted water and cook spaghetti until al dente; drain and set aside.

Melt 1-2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium heat and add the shrimp; cook until colored on both sides.

In the same skillet, add avocado oil and smashed roasted garlic, then fresh garlic; sauté until fragrant.

Add chopped green onions and sauté until aromatic, about 1-2 minutes.

Stir in 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce and 1/4 cup of low sodium soy sauce.

Add chicken bouillon powder and a pinch of red pepper flakes; mix well.

Reserve 1/4 to 1/2 cup of pasta water before adding the spaghetti to the skillet.

Toss the spaghetti in the sauce, adding reserved pasta water as needed to thin it out.

Add parmesan cheese and toss everything together with the shrimp and any accumulated juices.

Plate the noodles family style, garnishing with more parmesan cheese, red pepper flakes, and chopped chives or green onions.

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