Midnight Pasta (Pantry Pasta)

Name: Midnight Pasta (Pantry Pasta)
Prep time: 6 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 8 oz spaghetti; 4 tbsp olive oil; 4 anchovy fillets; 4 garlic cloves, sliced; 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes; 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs; 2 tbsp fresh parsley; Lemon zest

Anchovies, garlic, chili, breadcrumbs — a late-night masterpiece from the pantry.

★ Beginner$20 minServes 2

Midnight Pasta (Pantry Pasta) — Pasta — italian — recipe plated and ready to serve

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Ingredients

8 oz spaghetti
4 tbsp olive oil
4 anchovy fillets
4 garlic cloves, sliced
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
2 tbsp fresh parsley
Lemon zest

Method

Cook: Cook pasta. Reserve pasta water.
Heat: Heat 2 tbsp oil. Toast panko until golden, 3 min. Remove.
Step: In same pan, heat remaining oil. Add anchovies — they dissolve into the oil (this is the umami base). Add garlic and pepper flakes, 1 min.
Add: Add pasta and a splash of pasta water. Toss. Top with toasted breadcrumbs, parsley, lemon zest.

What You're Practicing

Anchovies dissolve completely — no one will know they're there, but everyone will taste the depth.
Toasted breadcrumbs (pangrattato) are 'poor man's Parmesan' — a Sicilian tradition.