Recipes Main Dishes Pasta Roasted Garlic Pasta 4.7 (6) 6 Reviews 1 Photo This roasted garlic pasta showcases the sweet, mellow, rich, and nutty flavors that develop when you roast garlic. It’s a date-night-worthy meal, especially if you add sea scallops on top—I usually do—but it is delicious as is, too. My favorite scallop recipe is in the note below. By TheDailyGourmet Published on November 14, 2023 Save Rate Print Share Close Add Photo Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Servings: 2 Jump to Nutrition Facts Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1x 2x 4x Oops! Something went wrong. Our team is working on it. Original recipe (1X) yields 2 servings 2 tablespoons finely chopped Italian parsley 1 lemon, zested 1 tablespoon lemon juice, or more to taste 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1/4 cup peeled garlic cloves 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 6 ounces angel hair pasta 3 ounces pecorino Romano cheese, grated, plus more for serving Directions Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Add garlic to a small oven-safe dish; pour olive oil on top to submerge the garlic. Cover the dish with a lid or foil. Bake garlic in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Add parsley, lemon zest, lemon juice, and red pepper flakes to a large bowl. At the 50-minute mark, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; add pasta and cook until tender with a bite, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain; set aside to keep warm. Remove roasted garlic from the oven, and carefully pour off the oil into the bowl with parsley mixture. Add in roasted garlic, leaving cloves intact, or crushing some or all of them. Stir in cheese. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Stir pasta into the bowl with sauce, coating each and every noodle. Divide between 2 bowls. Sprinkle with a little more cheese if desired, and enjoy. Cook’s Note Make this a really special meal by adding these Easy Lemon-Garlic Scallops on top. I Made It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 802 Calories 66g Fat 35g Carbs 19g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 2 Calories 802 % Daily Value * Total Fat 66g 85% Saturated Fat 15g 74% Cholesterol 44mg 15% Sodium 769mg 33% Total Carbohydrate 35g 13% Dietary Fiber 2g 8% Total Sugars 2g Protein 19g 39% Vitamin C 16mg 17% Calcium 504mg 39% Iron 2mg 13% Potassium 227mg 5% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data. (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.