Pasta with Garlic and Oil—Aglio e Olio

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 1999

The marriage of cooked and raw garlic as well as a generous splash of extra-virgin olive oil just before serving make this simple dish shout with flavor.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 50 minutes

Pasta with Garlic and Oil—Aglio e Olio

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For the best spaghetti with garlic and oil recipe, we found that a combination of cooked and raw garlic made our dish shout with flavor. A strategic amount of extra-virgin olive oil along with cooking water coated the spaghetti well. A spri...

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