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Lauries Garlic Pasta Recipe
Lauries Garlic Pasta Category Pasta Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures
Ingredients
4-6tablespoonolive oil, extra virgin
6-8eachgarlic, cloves, or to taste, minced
1eachtomatoe, large, fresh, diced small, seeded
1cupparsley, fresh, chopped
1pasta, spaghetti preferred, but can use any

Directions:

On minimum slowly heat minced garlic in olive oil. While pasta is cooking chop tomatoe and parsley.

Drain cooked pasta and toss with the heated garlic and olive oil, tomatoe and parsley. Serve and drizzle a small amount of raw olive oil on servings.


Laurie's Notes: This pasta dish is requested weekly in my house. Being italian I would have pasta often, but with a typical meat sauce and veggies. Since I started making this version, I've not gone back!  The more garlic the better and a of course the parsley has got to be fresh!

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