Perfect Cacio e Pepe

Serves 6 to 8
Time 15 min
Perfect Cacio e Pepe

With this six-ingredient recipe for cheese and pepper pasta, the hardest thing you’ll do is grind a full tablespoon of black pepper, but it’s worth it! Because there are so few ingredients in this classic Roman dish, quality is key — make sure the pepper and Parmigiano Reggiano are freshly grated and use your very best olive oil. Watch our how-to video.

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Ingredients

    1 poundwhole wheat spaghetti
    3/4 teaspooncoarse sea salt
    1 1/2 cupsgrated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, plus more for garnish
    1 tablespoonground black pepper
    2 tablespoonsunsalted butter, at room temperature
    2 tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil

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Method

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. 


Add pasta and cook until just tender, about 6 minutes. 


Just before draining pasta, reserve 3/4 cup cooking water.


Heat butter and oil in a wide, deep skillet over medium heat. 


When oil is shimmering, add pepper and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. 


Using tongs, transfer pasta to the skillet and add reserved water, stirring to coat. 


Add cheese and salt and toss quickly until sauce is creamy and noodles are evenly coated. 


Serve immediately, garnished with cheese.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

370

Total Fat

13g

Saturated Fat

6g

Cholesterol

25mg

Sodium

510mg

Total Carbohydrate

49g

Dietary Fiber

6g

Total Sugars

2g

Protein

15g

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