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super easy a olio

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a olio
Made this before my 10k race 2 weeks ago - dang, its been 2 weeks since my dang race. Anyways, if you want a light, easy, superb pasta meal, heres whatcha need:

  • de cecco fettucine, its like 3 bux for a 500g ‘box’, when i say box its cause it comes in spools, its the cheapest, best, dry pasta money can buy, typically at nicastro type italian grocs - below recipe uses about half a box
  • 3 or 4 cloves garlic, coarsly chopped
  • 3 spring onions, chopped, 2mm at the oniony part, 2 cm at the green part (for flare!!)
  • a can or a bunch of oil soaked artichokes
  • 15 cherry tomatos, halved
  • holy crap fresh sweet basil too!!!, roughly chopped
  • olive oil!
    Then do this:
  • fill a big pot with water, a bit o salt, start it to boil (not if you’re lucky and have gas though, you could probably wait a bit)
  • get your fry pan (large, or use a wok), put 2 tbl of oil in, heat it on medium
  • toss in the chopped onions, saute for like 2 min
  • then the garlic, in she goes
  • saute for a bit, don’t burn or really cook the garlic too long!
  • then toss in the rest, and bring the heat down so as not to overmassively cook
  • put the pasta in when ready, cook 5 min or so (it doesn’t take al long to become dente)
  • when its done, skoop it directly into the pan/wok, retaining some juices, but not too much
  • mix up as best as can, add more oil if you want, serve immediatly with fresh parma and fresh pepper.
    Yes, very tasty, my idea of a perfect meal really. This’ll serve 2 for lunch, or me before a 10k race (i had a bit left, but only cause i didn’t want to get over stuffed).