Insanely Good Pasta With Garlic And Herbs | For Beginners

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is more affordable while still providing a neutral flavor.

Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a large pot.

Add 3 tablespoons of kosher salt to the boiling water.

Add spaghetti to the boiling water, using one handful for about two people.

Lower the heat to a simmer to prevent the water from boiling over.

Cook the spaghetti according to the box instructions, about 12-15 minutes, but remove it 2 minutes early for al dente texture.

While the pasta cooks, prepare the herbs by roughly chopping fresh basil and parsley.

Cover the chopped herbs with a wet paper towel to keep them fresh and to stabilize the cutting board.

After about 8 minutes of cooking, check the pasta; it should be getting whiter and releasing starch into the water.

Set the pasta aside to finish cooking for another 3 minutes if needed, while preparing the herbs.

Once the pasta is done, drain it, reserving some of the pasta water.

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