10-Minute Pasta with Olives.

This flavorful pasta with olives is a brilliant example of how to make a quick pasta dish that’s
totally delicious with just a handful of basic ingredients. Garlic, juicy olives, the fresh parsley
and lemon zest, all big flavors!

Cook Time Total Time

10 mins 10 mins

Course: pasta Cuisine: Italian Keyword: Pasta with olives Servings: 4

Calories: 371kcal Author: Katia 5 from 1 vote

Ingredients
Pasta
8oz (220 grams) pasta

Olives
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
3 garlic cloves, minced
¼ or ½ tsp chilli flakes (crushed red peppers), according to you taste
¾ cup Kalamata olive or green olives, pitted and cut into halves (I mix both halved and whole olives)
1 lemon, zest (finely grated)
3 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
3 Tbsp parmesan cheese, grated (plus more for serving if you wish) optional
salt, to taste

Instructions
PASTA
1. Firstly, bring a pot of salty water to the boil and cook your pasta until al dente. Follow the instructions on the
package.
2. When you drain the pasta, reserve at least ½ cup of pasta cooking water.

OLIVES
1. While the pasta is cooking, prepare the olives. Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium heat.
2. Add garlic and chilli flakes, cook until fragrant (about 30-45 seconds), then add the olives and stir for about 3-4
minutes. Turn the heat off.
3. In a small bowl, mix the grated parmesan cheese if you use it, chopped parsley and grated lemon zest.
4. When the pasta is drained, add it to the pan along with the mix of parsley, lemon and parmesan cheese. Turn the
heat on, add some of the pasta cooking water and toss for about 10 seconds, just until well combined and nicely
coated. Add the cooking water gradually, you don't want to water down the flavor.
5. Serve hot with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of chilli flakes if you like. Plus grated parmesan cheese if
you don't keep it vegan. Enjoy!

Nutrition
Calories: 371kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 715mg |
Potassium: 194mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 706IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 167mg | Iron: 1mg

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