Winter Herb Pasta
A comforting pasta dish featuring crispy garlic bread crumbs and a medley of fresh winter herbs including sage, rosemary, thyme, and parsley, tossed with bucatini or spaghetti in a butter and olive oil sauce.
Ingredients
- •2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- •5 tablespoons olive oil
- •3 cloves garlic
- •1½ cups bread crumbs
- •1 pound dried bucatini
- •2 teaspoons sage
- •2 teaspoons rosemary
- •2 teaspoons thyme
- •1 cup parsley
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Heat butter and 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until foam subsides. Cook garlic, stirring, until fragrant and pale golden. Add bread crumbs and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl, reserving skillet.
7 min
- 2.
Meanwhile, cook bucatini in a pasta pot of boiling salted water (3 tablespoons salt for 6 quarts water) until al dente. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain.
10 min
- 3.
Heat remaining 1/4 cup oil in skillet over medium heat until it shimmers, then cook sage, rosemary, and thyme, stirring, 2 minutes.
2 min
- 4.
Add pasta, 1/2 cup reserved water, and parsley and toss well. Add more water to moisten if necessary. Serve sprinkled with bread crumbs.
3 min
