Single Girl's Pasta

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 4 -6 ounces dried linguine or 4 -6 ounces thick spaghetti or 4 -6 ounces other dry pasta
• 2 -3 tablespoons salt (for pasta water... not optional)
• 3 -4 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 3 -4 anchovies
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil, chopped (if using the dry kind, reconstitute in boiling water)
• 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese (not the kind from a green jar, and it should be finely grated, not the big shreds)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 bring a few quarts of water to a good rolling boil, using the 2-3 tbsp of salt to flavor the water.
• 2 you should be able to taste the salt in the pasta water, if you can't taste it, add more salt.
• 3 prep all ingredients in advance while you wait for the water to boil (mince the garlic, grate the cheese, chop the sun-dried tomatoes, etc.) so that you can toss the sauce together while the pasta is cooking.
• 4 heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat, add garlic and turn heat to low.
• 5 it is crucial that the garlic not burn or turn brown.
• 6 add pepper flakes, anchovies, and sun dried tomatoes and cook on low heat for 3-4 minutes until the garlic loses the raw taste and the anchovies disintegrate.
• 7 when pasta is cooked al dente, drain it and add it to the skillet with the sauce, tossing to coat well.
• 8 sprinkle with the grated cheese.
• 9 pour the pasta into a bowl, or just eat it out of the skillet-- after all, there's nobody there to see!