Name: 10-minute pasta with cheese, garlic and chilli sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 400g dried spaghettini; 6 slices 2-day old sourdough bread, crusts removed; 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 red onion, finely diced; 8 cloves garlic, crushed; 2 long red chillies, deseeded, finely diced; Finely grated zest of 1 lemon; Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season; 2 Tbsp lightly dried or finely chopped basil leaves; 1/2 cup pecorino, finely grated; Extra pecorino, to serve; Lemon cheeks, to serve; Flat-leaf parlsey leaves, to serve

10-minute pasta with cheese, garlic and chilli sauce

Pasta in a flash.

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

10M

Total

20M

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Cooking on the clock? Try this time-beating pasta with its cheesy garlic and chilli sauce.

What’s more, the crispy breadcrumbs add a delightful texture to this quick and satisfying dish.

Ingredients

400g dried spaghettini

6 slices 2-day old sourdough bread, crusts removed

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/2 red onion, finely diced

8 cloves garlic, crushed

2 long red chillies, deseeded, finely diced

Finely grated zest of 1 lemon

Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season

2 Tbsp lightly dried or finely chopped basil leaves

1/2 cup pecorino, finely grated

Extra pecorino, to serve

Lemon cheeks, to serve

Flat-leaf parlsey leaves, to serve

Method

Cook spaghettini in boiling salted water following pack instructions. Drain well, then return to pan.

Meanwhile, roughly tear bread slices and put in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until coarse crumbs form. Heat 1/2 of the olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and add breadcrumbs. Cook, stirring for five minutes or until toasted. Transfer to a plate and set aside.

Add remaining oil, onion, garlic, chilli and zest to the same pan. Cook for 2 minutes, then mix in breadcrumbs and remove from heat. Season, then stir in basil.

Toss pasta with pecorino, then mix into sauce. Serve with extra pecorino, lemon and parsley.

You might also like to make Fast Ed’s pasta salad with prawns and garden greens

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'Fast' Ed Halmagyi is one of Australia’s best-loved TV chefs and food authors. For over a decade, Ed has appeared on television and radio, in newspapers, magazines and books.

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