Cacio e pepe
- Good Food team
Save recipe
Serves 2
Easy
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 10 mins
A star rating of 4 out of 5.74 ratingsRate
loading...
Whip up Good Food's version of cacio e pepe for an easy, speedy lunch
Nut-free
Ad
Skip to ingredients
Alternatives
Complete the dish
Loading...
Showing items 1 to 3 of 3
Quick seafood linguine
A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.226 ratings
Pasta alla norma
A star rating of 3.8 out of 5.12 ratings
15-minute chicken pasta
A star rating of 3.7 out of 5.81 ratings
Try this recipe for cacio e pepe, then check out our cacio e pepe butter beans and gnocchi cacio e pepe.
Ingredients
Nutrition
Units:
MetricUS
-
200g bucatini or spaghetti
-
25g butter
-
2 tsp whole black peppercorns
ground, or 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
-
50g pecorino
or parmesan, finely grated
Keep the screen awake with cook mode on the Good Food app.
Nutrition: Per serving
-
kcal565
-
fat19g
-
saturates12g
-
carbs75g
-
sugars3g
low
-
fibre4g
-
protein21g
-
salt0.66g
low
Ad
Method
-
step 1
Cook the pasta for 2 mins less than pack instructions state, in salted boiling water. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a medium frying pan over a low heat, then add the ground black pepper and toast for a few minutes.
-
step 2
Drain the pasta, keeping 200ml of the pasta water. Tip the pasta and 100ml of the pasta water into the pan with the butter and pepper. Toss briefly, then scatter over the parmesan evenly, but don’t stir – wait for the cheese to melt for 30 seconds, then once melted, toss everything well, and stir together. This prevents the cheese from clumping or going stringy and makes a smooth, shiny sauce. Add a splash more pasta water if you need to, to loosen the sauce and coat the pasta. Serve immediately with a good grating of black pepper.
Ad
Comments, questions and tips
Rate this recipe
What is your star rating out of 5?1 star out of 52 stars out of 53 stars out of 54 stars out of 55 stars out of 5
Choose the type of message you'd like to post
Choose the type of message you'd like to post
CommentQuestionTip
Overall rating
A star rating of 4 out of 5.74 ratings
Ad
Ad
Get 3 months of Good Food All Access
Get 3 months of Good Food All Access for just £6. Find triple-tested recipes that take the stress out of deciding what to cook, spend less time planning, and more time enjoying the season.
Loading...
Ad
Loading...
Loading...