Plain Pasta with Olive Oil
Warm pasta tossed in olive oil — bare and reliable.
Ready in
About 12 min · 2 min prep + 10 min cook
Safe favourite
pasta
Texture
Soft
Ingredients
- Pasta
- Olive oil
Step-by-step
- 1Boil 250g pasta in salted water until just tender.
- 2Drain, reserving a splash of cooking water.
- 3Return pasta to the pan and toss with 1 tbsp olive oil.
- 4Add a spoon of cooking water if it looks dry.
- 5Serve plain or with cheese on the side.
Adapt for a picky eater
- ·Make it milder: skip strong spices, herbs and onions — keep salt, butter or a touch of cheese instead.
- ·Swap an ingredient: trade anything they avoid for a safe favourite (e.g. cucumber sticks instead of cooked veg).
- ·Keep things separate: serve the parts side by side, not mixed — sauce on the side.
- ·Simplify: a smaller portion of just two or three familiar parts of the dish is a win.