Witches Hair Pasta (Squid Ink Pasta) - A Great Halloween Dinner

Serve up a spooky yet elegant Halloween dinner with this jet-black squid ink pasta, tossed in garlic and chili.

15 min Serves 4 Hard Italian

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This Witches Hair Pasta uses squid ink spaghetti for a dramatic black color, infused with garlic, olive oil, and red pepper flakes. The starchy pasta water helps bind the sauce for a silky finish. It's a quick, flavorful dish perfect for a Halloween feast.

Directions

Finely mince the 6 garlic cloves and put them aside.

Fill a large pot with water, bring it to a boil, add 1 tablespoon of salt, and cook the 1 pound of dried squid ink spaghetti according to the package directions.

While the pasta cooks, pour 1/3 cup of olive oil into a large pan and add the minced garlic.

Cook the garlic and oil over low heat for 4 minutes, stirring often.

Stir in 1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes and cook for another 30 seconds.

Use a measuring cup to scoop out 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water.

Carefully pour that 1/2 cup of pasta water into the garlic oil mixture.

Let the garlic oil and water mixture simmer until you're ready to drain the pasta.

Before draining, reserve another 1 cup of the pasta cooking water.

Add the drained cooked pasta to the garlic mixture, turn the heat to high, and toss well to coat.

If the pasta seems dry, add a bit more of the reserved cooking water, then serve immediately.