Cacio e Pepe

Name: Cacio e Pepe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 7 oz spaghetti; 1 tbsp butter; 0.75 tsp pepper; 0.5 cup pecorino romano; 1 cup pasta water

5 mins prepServes 2

Say hello to your new favorite simple pasta dish: CACIO E PEPE 🍝 It literally translates to cheese and pepper in English and that’s essentially what it’s made from. This entire meal requires just 4 ingredients + reserved pasta water that’s it! I like to think of it as adult mac and cheese 😂 Seriously, impress a date or your friends with this. The reserved pasta water and the cheese makes a delicious “sauce” with no heavy cream required 🤤

2 servings

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bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add the spaghetti, cook for 10-12 minutes until almost al dente, we’ll be cooking it for another minute or so in the next steps

reserve about 1 cup pasta water right before pasta is done, the starch in it is what we’re looking for

drain the pasta, add back to the pot and put on a different burner OFF the heat

add the butter and 2/3 cup reserved pasta water and mix

add the pepper and cheese until it creates a sauce, adjust water and ingredients to your liking here (if you feel like it needs more cheese go for it)

plate it and add additional pepper and cheese for topping, serves 2

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