Cacio e pepe

Name: Cacio e pepe | Asda Good Living
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 250g long pasta, such as spaghetti; 10g unsalted butter; 3tsp whole black peppercorns; 120g Parmesan or other Italian hard cheese, grated, plus extra to serve

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By Asda Good Living,27th January 2021

(6 votes)

Cook: 15 Mins

Serves: 2

Price: £1.47 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 340g serving contains

Energy
3087kj
738kcal

37%

Fat
23.8g

High
34%

Saturates
13.6g

Med
68%

Sugars
3.1g

Low
3%

Salt
0.99g

Med
17%

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
908kj/217kcal

Ingredients

250g long pasta, such as spaghetti

10g unsalted butter

3tsp whole black peppercorns

120g Parmesan or other Italian hard cheese, grated, plus extra to serve

Method

Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Add the pasta and cook according to the pack instructions until tender but still with some bite.

Meanwhile, add the butter and peppercorns to another large pan and fry for 2 mins on a low heat.

Drain the pasta, reserving 100ml of the cooking water. Add both to the peppercorn mixture and combine.

Sprinkle over the Parmesan and continue cooking, tossing together until combined. Serve topped with extra ground pepper and Parmesan.