3 italian pasta side dishes Recipes

angel hair pasta (reserving some of the cooking water) or 8 -10 oz other pastas, cooked in heavily salted water (reserving some of the cooking water), lemon, chili-flavored olive oil, sea salt, freshly ground , to taste, pepper, to taste, freshly ground, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, freshly grated (to taste), fresh flat-leaf italian parsley, chopped (reserve a bit for garnish), crushed hot red pepper flakes , to taste

cavatappi pasta, onions, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, red pepper flakes, olive oil, dry white wine, diced tomatoes with juice, salt and pepper, to taste, freshly grated pecorino romano cheese, pancetta (cured italian bacon) (optional)