Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe

Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe is spaghetti with pepper and cheese. It’s a simple recipe with only pepper and cheese as the main ingredients. However, the technique of adding these ingredients and their timing makes it very delicious.

You can try it at home almost every day. It will take less than 20 minutes of your time! Serve it with your favorite sauce.

Let’s have a look at this very easy recipe to make Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe.

Health Benefits

Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe is a treat for your taste buds. However, it is full of rich and heavy ingredients like butter and cheese. It must be eaten in moderation so that you don’t pack on any extra pounds.

Make this amazing treat for your family and enjoy!

Ingredients

spaghetti: 1 packet

Butter: 2 slabs

grated parmesan cheese: 2 cups

salt to taste

Black pepper to taste

oil as needed

Water as needed

broth: 1

How To Make Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe

1. Take a deep pot.
2. Pour water into the pot.
3. Add salt to taste and 3 to 4 tablespoons of oil in it.
4. Bring the water to boil.
5. Now, add spaghetti into the pot and let it boil for a few minutes.
6. Boil only until the spaghetti becomes a little cooked. Leave it slightly uncooked before taking it off the heat.
7. Drain the hot water and run the spaghetti through cold water so it doesn’t stick together.
8. Set it in a separate bowl until you need it for the sautéing in cheese and pepper.
9. Take a separate non-stick pan.
10. Add butter in the pan and let it melt on medium heat.
11. Sprinkle a good amount of pepper on top of the butter so it gets favored as it melts.
12. Now add broth in the pan.
13. After a minute, add the spaghetti into the pan and cook for a couple of minutes so that the broth and butter can coat it completely.
14. Now add the grated cheese into the pan still cooking the spaghetti on low heat.
15. Turn off the heat and stir the spaghetti for a minute more.
16. Pour out the Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe in a separate dish.
17. Garnish it with more cheese and pepper and serve hot!

Trivia

• Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe is a lot like the American Mac and Cheese.
• It was declared by Time Out as the New York’s trendiest dish of 2016.

Italians eat pasta every day but each day with a different recipe!