Basil Linguine - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 lb linguine (fresh or dried)
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped
salt and pepper

Preparation

Bring a large saucepan filled with 3 to 4 quarts of water to a boil. When watercomesto a boil, add pasta and cook 3 minutes for fresh or 9 minutes for dried. Drain, leaving about 2 Tbl pasta water with the pasta. Add olive oil to pasta and toss well. Add basil and salt and pepper to taste.