Garlic Butter Pasta
Description: 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
- 8 ounces dried pasta (such as spaghetti, linguine, or any other long or short pasta)
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (divided)
- 3 cloves garlic (sliced)
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup grated parmesan
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Cook the pasta
- 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.
- Sauté the garlic
- In a skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat and saute the sliced garlic very lightly.
- Toss in sauce
- 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.
- Add parmesan and herbs
- 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!