Garlic Butter Pasta

Garlic Butter Pasta

4 servings
Plain spaghetti is smothered in a decadent butter garlic sauce, then topped with freshly grated parmesan and parsley. Simple and perfect garlic butter pasta.

Ingredients

  • pasta
    8 oz
  • unsalted butter

    divided

    4 tbsp
  • garlic

    sliced

    3 clove
  • ground black pepper
    ¼ tsp
  • salt
    1 tsp
  • parmesan cheese
    ½ c
  • fresh parsley
    ¼ c

Directions

  1. 1

    In a medium-sized saucepot, boil water and salt it. Add your pasta, and cook according to the package instructions. When the pasta is cooked, reserve 1 cup of the pasta water and drain the pasta.

  2. 2

    In a skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat and saute the sliced garlic very lightly.

  3. 3

    Add the hot pasta along with a part of the pasta water, and toss it using kitchen tongs until a sort of thick sauce is coating the pasta. Add the remaining butter and keep on tossing until it melts, and add more pasta water if needed.

  4. 4

    Remove from heat, and add freshly grated parmesan cheese and chopped parsley leaves. Toss continuously and season with salt if needed. Serve warm with extra grated parmesan cheese and enjoy!

Garlic Butter Pasta

Garlic Butter Pasta

20 min4 servings365 cal

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