New favorite pasta recipe!

[3mileislandr]

So my parents recently handed me a large stack of their old Bon Appetit! magazines (and by old I mean about the past 3 years).  They had one from earlier this year about Italy and making the perfect pasta using the leftover pasta water to make a sumptuous sauce.  Well, after experimenting I figured out a slight twist that actually involves cooking

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[bitter_moss]

Mmmm, i make something similar - without the basil or marg, and with finely chopped parsley, peas, and plenty of lemon juice. I make the sauce after the pasta - but this is even better as it's all done at once. Totally trying!

[unhappenable]

I make something similar to this, too--it's my one-pot easy faux mac and cheese. Boil any pasta as usual and when it's al dente (or a little before if you prefer the pasta you eat to be al dente) pour off some of the water, leaving just a bit more liquid in the pot than there would be with your preferred amount of sauciness. Throw in a tbsp of olive oil or marg, a tsp of corn starch, 2 tbsp to a heck of a lot of nooch, depending on your taste, garlic and any other spices you might want (I always use cumin). Throw in some spinach or frozen veggies, cover and let it all simmer for a bit, and voila!

You can do it also without the oil/marg, though it will understandably not be quite as creamy.