Ingredients
Directions
- 1
Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil.
- 2
Warm the oil in a skillet on low-medium heat stove setting. Once the oil is warmed, add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for a few minutes on low until fragrant.
- 3
Turn the heat down low until there's a few minutes of cooking time left for the pasta you're making.
- 4
Scoop about 1/3 cup of pasta water out of the boiling pasta pot and add it to the skillet and whisk. Add in the optional tbsp of cold butter.
- 5
Mix the cooked pasta into the finished sauce.
