Get dinner on the table in a hurry with this 5 Ingredient Tagliatelle dish. A super quick pasta dish using minimal ingredients to make it fuss free but delivering on flavour. A great quick and easy mid week meal for the entire family. Great served with a crisp fresh salad for a bigger dinner.
Is there such a thing as too easy? Well, I am all for easy when it comes to food. This is a classic case of minimal ingredients, zero skill with great results. Sometimes life gets too busy or hectic to put a three course meal on the table. I say reach for the pasta pot!
And it doesn’t get a whole lot easier than this 5 Ingredient Tagliatelle. Using just pasta, olive oil, parmesan fresh basil and salt! Yes friends, that’s all you need to make this tasty pasta dish.
Notes About The Pasta Dish
Here’s All You Need To Make It
- Tagliatelle pasta
- Fresh Parmesan cheese
- Fresh Basil
- Olive Oil
- Sea salt
You literally just cook and drain the pasta and add the remaining ingredients, that’s how easy this dish is. Keep in on the back burner for quick dinners when you don’t have a whole lot of time. You won’t regret it, promise.
I keep saying I am going to try to focus on starting a section of quick meals on the blog, and it never happens. I see so much of it all over the web and there are more books than you can shake a stick at. Easy quick dinners are a wonderful idea and can help all of us when time is running out. Check over at Damn Delicious for a great selection of quick week night dinners. They all look mouthwatering. As well The Kitchn has a great round of of quick dinners that you might want to check out. In fact, I think I am heading over to those sites for some inspiration. I need to get kicked into gear and get back and find the passion!
Here’s Some More Great Quick and Easy Pasta Dishes To Try
5 Ingredient Tagliatelle
Ingredients
- 4 oz Tagliatelle
- 1/2 Cup parmesan cheese finely grated
- 4 Tablespoons olive oil
- 2 Cloves garlic crushed
- Small bunch fresh chopped basil
Instructions
- Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 minutes, Drain and set aside.
- In a large skillet set over medium heat, add the pasta, olive oil, garlic, parmesan and garlic. Stir well over medium heat for about a minute. Add fresh basil, give a quick stir and serve.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.