Garlic Angel Hair Pasta Food

GINA'S SHRIMP SCAMPI WITH ANGEL HAIR PASTA

Steps:

• Add the pasta to a large pot of boiling salted water, over medium heat, and cook until al dente.
• Meanwhile, heat a large 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil. Once shimmering and hot, add the shrimp and saute until just cooked through, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove to a plate and reserve. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes to the skillet, then saute for until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the lemon juice and white wine and raise the heat to high. Let the liquid reduce for 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk in the butter, add a ladleful of the pasta cooking water and return the shrimp. Remove from the heat.
• Drain the pasta in a colander, and add it to the skillet along with the chopped parsley and toss. Add the lemon zest and adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer to a serving platter and serve immediately.

ONE POT CREAMY GARLIC ANGEL HAIR PASTA

Steps:

• Into a large pot or deep saute pan, add Olive Oil (2 tablespoon) and the Garlic (4 clove) and cook for a few minutes until fragrant.
• To the pot, add Butter (1 tablespoon) and Freshly Ground Black Pepper (to taste).
• Add Chicken Stock (3 cup) and bring to a boil.
• Once boiling, add the Angel Hair Pasta (250 gram). Cook for 4 to 5 minutes, or until the pasta is tender.
• Once the pasta has absorbed most of the liquid, turn the temperature down to medium.
• Add the Fresh Parsley (1 tablespoon), Grated Parmesan Cheese (1 cup) and Cream (3/4 cup) and stir through until the cheese has completely melted.
• Serve as is or as a side dish. You can also add some pancetta or cooked chicken bits at the end. Enjoy!

FIERY ANGEL HAIR PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the angel hair pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 6 to 8 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water.
• Stir the oil, parsley, lemon juice and lemon peel in a large serving bowl. Add the cooked pasta and toss with enough reserved pasta water, 1/4 cup at a time, to moisten. Season the pasta with salt and red pepper flakes, to taste. Sprinkle grated lemon peel over pasta for extra flavor and texture. Sprinkle with the Parmesan and serve.
• Combine the oil and crushed red pepper flakes in a heavy small saucepan. Cook over low heat until a thermometer inserted into the oil registers 180 degrees F, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Cool to room temperature, about 2 hours. Transfer the oil and pepper flakes to a 4-ounce bottle. Seal the lid. Refrigerate up to 1 month.
• Yield: 2 cups
• Prep Time: 2 minutes
• Cook Time: 5 minutes
• Inactive Prep Time: 2 hours

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH PESTO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta. Combine the basil, pine nuts, garlic, and olive oil in a blender and blend to a puree. Add the cheese, salt and pepper, and blend again.
• Cook the pasta in the boiling, salted water until al dente, about 3 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Add the pesto and toss. Taste for salt and pepper, and add a drizzle of oil, if you like.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA IN GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
• Saute parsley and garlic in oil.
• Drain pasta well and mix with garlic mixture; top with cheese.
• Serve with pepper.

GARLIC ANGEL HAIR PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, adding garlic to the water. Drain; discard garlic. , Transfer pasta to a serving bowl; add butter. Toss gently until butter is melted. Add the Parmesan, chives and garlic salt if desired; toss to coat.

FRESH TOMATO, BASIL, AND GARLIC SAUCE OVER ANGEL HAIR PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and prepare an ice water bath. Cut a small "x" on the bottom of each tomato. In batches, place the tomatoes in the boiling water and blanch them for about 30 seconds to 1 minute, or until the skins are easy to peel away. Remove and immediately plunge into the ice bath. Peel the tomatoes and halve horizontally. Squeeze out the seeds, using your fingers to get them all. Roughly chop the peeled and seeded tomatoes. Set aside. (You can also use whole peeled canned tomatoes. Simply drain them, seed, and roughly chop).
• Heat a large saute pan over medium high heat. Add the olive oil and heat. When the oil is hot, add the onions and garlic and saute for 2 minutes. Add the thyme leaves, oregano sprig, and chili flakes and saute until the garlic begins to turn golden brown. Add the tomatoes and the sugar and stir well. Lower the heat and cook slowly until the mixture is fairly dry, about 15 minutes.
• Cook the angel hair pasta in boiling, salted water until al dente. Drain the pasta and add it to the sauce. Add the Parmesan and basil and toss well. Place in a large pasta bowl and garnish with Parmesan and basil sprigs.

ROASTED GARLIC ANGEL HAIR

Steps:

• Spray each head of garlic lightly with cooking spray; wrap each head separately in foil. Place in small baking pan. Bake at 400°F for 45 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Separate garlic cloves. Squeeze cloves to extract pulp; discard peels.
• Place garlic pulp, mustard, lemon juice and pepper in food processor or blender container; cover. Process until pureed; set aside.
• Cook and stir zucchini and mushrooms in hot oil in large skillet on medium-high heat for 3 minutes or until zuccini is crisp-tender. Add garlic mixture, water and tomato; mix well. Reduce heat to low; cook until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently. Toss with hot cooked pasta.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH GARLIC AND HERBS

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in salted water according to package directions.
• Place the butter and olive oil in a large pan over medium heat.
• After the butter has melted, stir in the garlic and cook for 30-60 seconds, stirring constantly.
• Drain the pasta and add it to the pan. Add the herbs and parmesan cheese to the pan, along with salt and pepper to taste, then toss to coat the pasta.
• Top with tomatoes. Sprinkle with additional herbs for garnish if desired, then serve.

GARLIC- SHRIMP ANGEL HAIR

Steps:

• Cook the pasta according to the package directions.
• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt 4 1/2 tsp butter over medium heat.
• Stir in flour until smooth.
• Gradually add cream.
• Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir in the grated parmesan cheese, pesto sauce, 1 T garlic, worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, salt, and pepper.
• Keep warm over low heat.
• In a large skillet, saute broccoli in remaining butter for 5 minutes.
• Add shrimp and remaining garlic; cook and stir until shrimp turn pink.
• Stir in the cream sauce.
• Drain pasta; add to shrimp mixture and toss to coat.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH LEMON AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat and maintain at a boil.
• Put the olive oil and garlic in a saute pan and cook over medium heat just until the garlic begins to brown.
• Remove the saute pan from the heat and pour in the wine.
• Return it to the heat.
• Cook for another 1 to 2 minutes, until the wine has been reduced by 1/2.
• Stir in the lemon juice and tomato.
• Remove the pan from the heat.
• Place the pasta in the boiling water and cook to desired doneness, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Drain the pasta and put it into a warm serving bowl.
• Add the basil, parmesan, and black pepper, along with the tomato mixture.
• Toss and serve immediately.

BUTTERY GARLIC ANGEL HAIR PASTA

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with 6 or more quarts of water, and bring to a rolling boil. Note: we set the heat to high.
• Add 1 Tbsp salt to boiling pasta water, this is the only time you can or should salt the pasta.
• Add 1 lb of Angel Hair pasta to boiling water, we add a handful at a time, and cook until Al Dente or tender but firm, and approximately 2-6 minutes depending on your personal preference.
• When pasta is cooked and before straining pasta into collander reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water,
• Use a colander to strain water from cooked pasta.
• While waiting for the water to boil, begin heating the oil and butter in a large skillet and over medium heat; 1/3 cup EVOO & 1/2 or one stick of butter.
• Finely slice or chop the scallions and green stalks. Add to your large frying pan when oil and butter are bubbling, and saute for 3-5 minutes.
• After the scallions have sauteed add the minced garlic, red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper to taste. Saute for another few minutes.
• Add reserved 1/2 cup of pasta water to the butter garlic sauce and saute until the mixture has thickened slightly. Note: The reserved pasta water will help the sauce cling to the pasta.
• Slowly add the drained pasta to the buttery garlic sauce and toss until the pasta is evenly coated.
• Remove pasta to a serving bowl, garnish with freshly chopped parsley and grated cheese if desired.
• Serve and enjoy.
• This is delicious when served with our Riced or Shredded Zucchini recipe and our Cheesy Butterflied Broil Shrimp.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA AND CHICKEN WITH CREAMY GARLIC SAUCE - IN ONE PAN

Steps:

• season chicken with salt and pepper
• on a medium heat add half the butter and oil to a large frypan and when the butter melts and gently foams add the chicken and cook for 3-4 minutes a side
• remove chicken onto a plate and cover with alfoil - see step 3 in the notes below
• add the remaining butter and oil to the pan and gently fry the garlic for a minute or two until the garlic is transparent but not browned
• add stock and bring to the boil
• add pasta and stir briefly to prevent sticking then stir occasionally while the pasta is cooking until most of the stock has been absorbed. Pasta is not fully cooked at this point
• add cream, parmesan and parsley
• mix and gently simmer until pasta is almost cooked, remove from heat- see step 8 in the notes below
• slice chicken and add to pasta tossing to coat the chicken
• serve and enjoy!

GARLIC SHRIMP WITH ANGEL HAIR PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook as pkg. directs, reserving about 1 cup of cooking water before draining.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 Tbsp. of the butter and the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook over medium-low heat 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add shrimp, lemon zest, salt and crushed red pepper; saute over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes until shrimp is just cooked through. Stir in lemon juice; remove from heat.
• Pour shrimp mixture over drained pasta; add remaining 1/2 Tbsp. butter, the parsley and about 1/2 cup of the cooking water (more if desired). Toss to mix and coat.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH SIMPLE GARLIC & BASIL

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil over high heat.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil up a large saute pan over medium heat. Once warm add the garlic and cook until it just begins to brown -- too long or too high and the garlic will burn.
• Remove the pan from the heat and deglaze by pouring in the wine. Return the pan to the heat and cook for a few minutes. The wine should reduce by about half. Add in lemon juice, chopped tomato, and sea salt to taste. Stir once or twice then remove the pan from the heat again and set it aside to wait for the pasta.
• Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until desired tenderness, following package directions. Drain, then add the cooked pasta to the pan with the garlic & tomato mixture, along with the basil and some freshly ground pepper. Toss well, (if your pan isn't big enough, just do the tossing in a large serving bowl).
• *Tip: 4 ounces of uncooked pasta (spaghetti, angel hair, vermicelli, fettuccine or linguine) = a 1-inch diameter bunch of dry pasta = 2 cups cooked pasta. Generally they say 2 ounces of pasta is one serving, but for larger appetites this might not be enough.

GARLIC PARMESAN MUSHROOMS WITH ANGEL HAIR PASTA?

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.Coat a 8-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.Add 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese.
• Cook angel hair pasta according to package directions;drain.
• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.Add cremini and shiitake mushrooms and chopped garlic;saute for 5 minutes until browned and tender.Season with sea salt/black pepper and remaining shredded parmesan cheese.
• Reduced to low heat,stir in heavy cream,cheddar cheese soup,half and half and garlic parmesan sauce,it a simmer for 8 minutes.Remove from heat.
• Add cooked angel hair pasta;mix together until combined.
• Pour into a prepared casserole dish.Top with shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes until the cheese is bubbly.Cool completely.

GARLIC PARMESAN ANGEL HAIR PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large, deep skillet or small stock pot to medium-high heat with the butter. Once the butter is melted add the garlic and saute until fragrant, stirring occasionally for about 1 minute.
• Stir in the chicken broth, milk, angel hair pasta, salt, and pepper until the pasta is softened and completely covered with liquid. Bring to a boil then reduce your heat to low and simmer.
• Simmer on low, stirring occasionally, for approximately 4-6 minutes or until your pasta is cooked fully. Remove from heat and stir in the grated Parmesan cheese until fully melted.
• Serve immediately garnished with fresh, chopped parsley if desired.

CREAMY GARLIC SHRIMP WITH ANGEL HAIR PASTA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat and cook shrimp with dill, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Stir in sauce, peas and broth. Continue cooking and stirring occasionally, 2 minutes or until sauce is heated through. Season, if desired, with salt and ground black pepper.
• Serve over hot angel hair pasta and garnish, if desired, with grated parmesan cheese.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH GARLIC AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Boil pasta according to package directions for al dente pasta. Make sure to salt the water.
• While waiting for water to boil and pasta to cook, add olive oil and butter to a large sauté pan. (You want the pan to be large enough that you will be able to add the pasta once it finishes cooking.)
• Once butter has melted, add garlic, dried parsley, salt, and pepper. Sauté, stirring constantly, until it starts to turn golden brown. Do not overcook the garlic. Once it starts to turn a light brown or golden, remove from heat.
• Once pasta is done, drain and quickly add it to the garlic, olive oil, butter mixture. Toss until evenly coated.
• Add grated Parmesan and squeeze of lemon, if desired. Toss again. At this point, taste it and decide if you need to add more salt. You can also drizzle with a little more olive oil if desired.
• Salt to taste if needed and serve immediately. I like to reserve a spoonful of the sautéed garlic to put in the center of the serving dish with a little more Parmesan cheese...as pictured.
• Enjoy!