| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 30 min |
| Active: | 20 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- Kosher salt
- 8 ounces bow-tie pasta
- About 6 cups vegetable oil, for frying
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup finely grated fresh Parmesan
- One 24-ounce jar marinara, heated, for serving
Instructions
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook about a minute less than the recommended cooking time. Drain the pasta and spread it in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Let cool and pat completely dry with paper towels.
- Pour about 2 inches of oil into a large Dutch oven and heat over medium heat until a deep-fry thermometer reaches 375 degrees F.
- Fry the pasta in 3 batches (about a cup each batch) until golden brown and crispy, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Meanwhile, to a mini processor or spice grinder, add the basil, thyme, rosemary, oregano, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, black pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Process until finely ground.
- Remove the fried pasta from the oil, drain on paper towels, then sprinkle immediately with some of the seasoning mix. Repeat, working in batches, with the rest of the pasta and seasoning mix.
- Put the fried pasta on a serving platter and sprinkle with the Parmesan. Serve alongside the warm marinara for dipping.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 347 |
| Total Fat | 14 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 44 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 2 g |
| Protein | 11 g |
| Cholesterol | 6 mg |
| Sodium | 183 mg |
Reviews
How can the recipe call for only 8oz of bow tie pasta. That’s only 1 cup. Am I misunderstanding this?
Turned out great, pre supper snack! Used up our leftover pasta sheets from making cannelloni. Yum.
So easy with great crunch
Mine came out pretty crunchy, too. I used pasta I had left over from the other night, and it really was pretty dry. I think next time I will try with fresh boiled pasta to see if that makes a difference. Before flavoring with the seasoning mix, salt them pretty good first.
what
Genius!
I am going to try this but I think I’ll just use Italian seasoning with Parmesan cheese
I am not sure if I did something wrong…but I thought I had followed recipe to the letter. Unfortunately, I took this to a party and the pasta was so crunchy you thought you were breaking a tooth. The flavor mix sprinkled on also had a very bland taste and needless to say my appetizer was almost completely full when I brought it home as no one liked it. Crazy because I love Rhee’s recipes and she is my go to for almost everything!! I definitely won’t make this again.
The seasoning was too spicy and the pasta too bland. The Pasta was also too crunchy. Wanted to love it, but it was a miss.
I didn’t follow directions like I should have, never been a good listener anyway. Ended up turning out good. My 5 year old grand daughter likes them & it’s hard to cook anything she will like. Will may sure to follow closer next time. Thanks.