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Photo:Flay: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images. Garten: Noam Galai/WireImage/Getty Images. Ilustration: Alina Beketova/Getty Images.

a side by side of Bobby Flay and Ina Garten with illustrations of various pasta shapes in the background

Flay: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images. Garten: Noam Galai/WireImage/Getty Images. Ilustration: Alina Beketova/Getty Images.

Flay took charge of the dinner and made an easy weeknight pasta. But this fettuccine dish is entirely elevated, as it highlights a protein-packed pantry staple: anchovies.

“I love anchovies, so you picked the right person for this,” Garten quips in her interview with Flay prior to cooking. Flay has also shared in the past that anchovies are one of thesimple ingredients that he cannot live without.

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You only need six key ingredients to make Flay’s Fresh Pasta with Anchovy Butter and Chives: fettuccine pasta, butter, anchovies, garlic, lemon zest and chives—as well as pantry staples like salt, pepper and oil. For an added crunch, the Food Network star also whips up garlic-toasted breadcrumbs to top off the pasta.

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When the ingredients are combined, the result is a creamy, luxurious pasta that utilizes pantry ingredients while tasting like you spent hours on it. But, really, it was only minutes. If you’re wary about the anchovies, Garten says that this dish would pass the test for anchovy-haters, as the taste is perfectly subtle. We can see why Flay says this dish is the “perfect speedy supper" and “could not be simpler.”

A satisfying pasta is an easy weeknight dinner we can get behind. And an added serving of veggies, like asimple side salad, will make this meal all the more filling. We even like including some greens into the main dish itself, like in ourGarlic-Anchovy Pasta with Broccolinirecipe that our readers say is “absolutely delicious.”

For dessert, Garten ended the meal with an Irish Coffee Affogato and Biscotti. Add a scoop of ice cream to an Irish Coffee to wind down after dinner, or omit the whiskey if you’re looking for something sweet without the alcohol.

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