Monday, August 15, 2011

Nigella's Marmite Pasta

If you need a quick fix lunch and will rather not have instant noodles, try this simple recipe that I saw from Nigella's website. Ready in 10 mins!

Serves 1

Ingredients
Marmite - 1 tsp
Angel hair pasta - 80g
Garlic - 3-4 cloves (chopped up)
Olive oil
Dried mix herbs
Salt
Cheese

Optional
Chestnut mushrooms - 100g (sliced into smaller pieces)
Bacon - 2 strips


Method
Add salt and olive oil into a big pot of boiling water and cook the pasta till al dente as per the packaging instructions. I used angel hair pasta as it only takes 2 mins to cook. When the pasta is cooked, drain off the water but keep aside half a cup of pasta water.

Meanwhile, heat up the pan and fry the garlic with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add the mushrooms and a dash of dried herbs; fry for 1-2minutes. Add the marmite and 1/4 cup of pasta water, the sauce will thicken shortly and mix it with the cooked pasta. If it's too dry, add abit more of the water.

Sprinkle shaved parmesan cheese and chilli flakes if you like. 

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