Simple Sun Dried Tomato Spaghetti (20 Minutes)

This sun dried tomato spaghetti recipe is basically an aglio e olio with sun dried tomatoes. Light, refreshing, and a perfect quick lunch or dinner idea! It’s a simple pasta ready in just 20 minutes.

I like spaghetti aglio e olio (such a classic Italian dish), but dare I say, I like this sun dried tomato spaghetti better. It's one I make often in my Italian kitchen. It's basically an aglio e olio plus sun dried tomatoes. And the sun dried tomatoes give the dish so much flavor. The combination of garlic, olive oil, parsley and sun dried tomatoes is a union of ingredients that creates something pretty special.

In fact, I made this dish for lunch recently and my husband exclaimed (unprompted) "Pina, this is so good." The ultimate unsolicited compliment. I don't even think he was expecting it to be that good.

If you're looking for more EASY delicious Italian pasta dishes like this one, be sure to check out this quick ricotta pasta or this lemon pesto pasta.

How to make it

Don't forget the pasta water

Don't skip adding the pasta water to the spaghetti in the pan - it will add a creaminess to the dish that you won't get without it.

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Simple Sun Dried Tomato Spaghetti (20 Minutes)

This sun dried tomato spaghetti recipe is basically an agilo e olio with sundried tomatoes. Light, refreshing, and a perfect quick lunch or dinner idea! It’s a simple pasta ready in just 20 minutes.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 1 person

Calories 768kcal

Author Pina Bresciani

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 garlic clove sliced into thin slices
• chili pepper, to taste sliced into small pieces
• ½ cup sun dried tomatoes drained, and chopped into pieces
• 100 grams spaghetti
• 2 tablespoon parsley minced
• salt to taste

Instructions

• Bring a pot of water to boil. When it's boiling, add salt. Throw the pasta in and cook until it's just before al dente - this is important because the pasta will finish cooking in the sauce.
• Once you've thrown the pasta into the water, heat the olive oil in a pan. Add the garlic and chili pepper, and when garlic is fragrant, add the sun dried tomatoes.
• Cook the sun dried tomatoes down slightly, about 3-4 minutes. By this time, the pasta should be ready. If it's not, turn the heat on the sun dried tomatoes down to low.
• Add the pasta to the pan, along with some pasta water (about ¼ to ⅓ of one cup)
• Let the pasta finish cooking in the pan, until the pasta water is absorbed.
• Add parsley and stir again. Plate and enjoy your sun dried tomato pasta!

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Recipe Notes

• Add the chili pepper depending on how spicy you'd like your dish, or omit it all together if you don't like spice
• If you don't have fresh chili pepper, you can use dried chili flakes

Nutrition Facts

Simple Sun Dried Tomato Spaghetti (20 Minutes)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 768 Calories from Fat 279

% Daily Value*

Fat 31g48%

Saturated Fat 4g25%

Sodium 147mg6%

Potassium 2164mg62%

Carbohydrates 107g36%

Fiber 10g42%

Sugar 23g26%

Protein 21g42%

Vitamin A 1155IU23%

Vitamin C 33mg40%

Calcium 98mg10%

Iron 7mg39%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.