Spaghetti with Artichokes, Garlic and Olive Oil

Ingredients: 

1 package of dry spaghetti
10 garlic cloves, peel and sliced
1/4 cup olive oil
pinch of chilli pepper flakes
1 cup of grilled artichokes, chopped *
2 TBS chopped parsley
2 TBS freshly grated parmesan
or pecorino cheese

Directions: 

Boil a large of water and add a TBS salt.  Add the spaghetti and stir.  Set the timer for 9 minutes. Boil about 4 minutes and then start making the garlic sauce while the pasta is cooking. Pasta should take about 9 minutes in total.

Heat a frying pan to medium and add the oil and sliced garlic.  Add the chilli pepper flakes. When the garlic is lightly brown, add two ladles (about 2 cups) of the pasta water from the cooking pasta. This creates a pasta broth.

Drain the pasta after nine minutes of cooking. Add the pasta into the sauce pan with the garlic and pasta water. Continue cooking the pasta in the pan for another few minutes till al dente. Add the parsley and serve. Sprinkle with parmesan or pecorino cheese.

Notes: You can add cooked broccoli, or arugula, spinach or grilled red peppers and olives.

You can buy grilled artichokes either in an airtight bag or in a jar.