Cacio e Pepe is a simple "Cheese & Pepper" pasta and will be your go-to dinner solution on busy days when you're hungry and don't have a lot of time to cook a big meal.
Course Pasta
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Cacio e Pepe
Cook Time 8 minutesminutes
Total Time 8 minutesminutes
Author Kelly Pugliano | Eat Picks®
Ingredients
1box Thin spaghetticooked according to package directions.
1cuppecorino romano cheesegrated ( I use Locatelli)
3Tbspbutter
1tspfresh black pepper
1cupfrozen peasoptional
Instructions
Bring pot of water to a boil, THEN add enough salt for it to be VERY salty- like the ocean.
Add pasta and cook al dente. (If using peas, add in the pasta water last 2 minutes of cook time)
While pasta is cooking, in sauté pan, melt butter and add freshly ground black pepper to infuse.
When pasta is finished, remove 1/2 cup pasta water before draining.
Add pasta to the sauté pan and the reserved pasta water. Stir to coat.
Add grated Romano cheese and gently stir until noodles are coated and creamy.