This simple spaghetti dish brings together garlic, olive oil, and chilli for a light yet flavourful meal. Cooked gently in a wide pasta pan, the spaghetti absorbs the oil and garlic evenly, creating a comforting dish with minimal ingredients.

Ingredients

• Spaghetti – 250 g

• Olive oil – 3 tbsp

• Garlic – 4 cloves (thinly sliced or chopped)

• Dried chilli flakes – 1/2 tsp (or 1 small fresh chilli, sliced)

• Salt – 1 tsp (adjust to taste)

• Black pepper – 1/2 tsp

• Pasta water – 120 ml (save from boiling the spaghetti)

• Parsley – 2 tbsp chopped (optional)

Method

1. Boil spaghetti in salted water until tender. Before draining, save 120 ml of water.

2. Heat a BE Living Pasta Pan over medium heat and add olive oil.

3. Add garlic and cook gently until lightly golden.

4. Add chilli and cook for a few seconds.

5. Add the cooked spaghetti and the saved pasta water.

6. Mix gently until the spaghetti is well coated.

7. Season with black pepper and add more salt only if needed.

8. Turn off the heat, add parsley if using, and serve warm.

Tips & Serving Ideas

• Keep the heat low when cooking garlic so it does not burn.

• Pasta water helps the sauce coat the spaghetti smoothly.

• Adjust chilli to your taste.

• Top with chopped parsley at the end for extra flavour.