Amazing Simple Greek Pasta Voutirou

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 -4 ounces dry pasta (our favorite is rusticella d'abruzzo cannolicchi, but regular old generic spaghetti will do)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 ounce mizithra cheese, grated (between 1/8 to 1/4 cup)
• 1 teaspoon garlic, finely minced (optional)
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook the pasta in well-salted water according to the instructions on the package.
• 2 while the pasta is cooking, grate your mizythra (also spelled myzithra). make sure you have gotten the , rather dry, crumbly variety! use either a microplane or the fine grating on a box grater, not a coarse grating. set aside.
• 3 drain the pasta and return to the warm pan.
• 4 add the butter and toss until melted and the pasta is coated.
• 5 add the mizithra, garlic and red pepper flakes (if desired). toss to distribute evenly throughout the pasta.
• 6 serve hot with world-class garlic bread (see recipe).