One Pot Garlic Parmesan Pasta
The easiest and creamiest pasta made in a single pot – even the pasta gets cooked right in the pan! How easy is that?
Garlic and parmesan. A match made in heaven. And with the help of a single pan, you can make the easiest, most epic pasta ever.
Just think of this as a creamy alfredo, except without the heavy cream and the cream cheese. And no, taste is not compromised in this super easy one pot meal.
The one pan aspect actually helps the noodles soak up all that amazing flavor, giving you that light cream sauce coating the noodles in all its garlic-Parmesan glory.
And if you really want to save on dishes, you know my rule – this should get eaten straight out of the pot. The dishes, the plating, the garnishes – it’ll just slow you down anyway!
One Pot Garlic Parmesan Pasta
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup milk, or more, as needed
- 8 ounces uncooked fettuccine
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in chicken broth, milk and fettuccine; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until pasta is cooked through, about 18-20 minutes. Stir in Parmesan. If the mixture is too thick, add more milk as needed until desired consistency is reached.
- Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.
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Creamy and yummy. Would defo make it again. All in all took about 20 mins in me pot. I think it would taste great with mushrooms or chicken.
Is it possible to use elbow noodles?
That should turn out just fine!
I’ve made a pasta like this and it didn’t come out well so I didn’t have high home. But wow, it’s so good! So simply, but so tasty! This will have to be a new go-to dinner for me!
i was hesitant that this would work….but it did! SO easy and was probably one of the best fettuccini alfredo’s i have made. The only change i made was doubling the parm…..maybe even tripling it 😉 (i did not add any additional salt as parm is salty on its own) I think this added to the creaminess. Great recipe!
I have a couple of questions could you double the recipe as well as use elbow noodles instead of the fettuccine?
Thanks
Trish
Is it okay if I add Parmesan that’s in the package, not fresh?
Made this for dinner tonight. Oh my goodness!!!! The joy my mouth experienced!!! Will make this again!
Oh my goodness this is fantastic. Made mine with beef stock, skim milk, and italian blend cheese (because it was all i had) and it still turned out super delicious. Recommending this to EVERYONE I know!
I love this recipe. I’ve made it twice already and now I’m teaching my son.
We made a complete meal out of it by add leftover grilled chicken and fresh broccoli for the last couple minutes of cooking… just enough to heat them through.
Thanks!
I added shrimp. Yum!
Thank you. The kids loved this and I loved not having a bunch of pots and strainer to clean afterward. I did have a question about the noodles clumping. Any tips on how to add the fettuccine or how often to stir to prevent them sticking?
really easy and yummy pasta when you’re tired and craving something rich and creamy (minus the heavy cream guilt)!
has anyone tried this with fresh pasta
If you want to use fresh pasta add it in at the last second right before you sauce has reduced down (right before you would want it to be) because fresh pasta cooks so much faster then regular store bought pasta it’ll only take like 90 seconds to cook
It sounds awesome would recommend for family & friends .
This was very quick and easy although I did have to add more milk and chicken stock to mine to get it to cook to the right consistency. Tasted great ! And as far as the previous comment from ” Fleur” that “Chris” was “harassing ” Chungah simply because he said she was pretty is ridiculous. That’s NOT harrassment, it was a simple polite compliment. Nothing. More…………..yeesh !
OK, very good. I had my doubts because…reular milk and broth. Seemed like it would’ve been kinda weak, but hey…it came out very well. I added a bit more garlic, a can of clams as well (wife insisted) and yes…very tasty. I would add a bit more broth to this or, toward the end, add a bit more broth to ‘thin’ it out as even before I added the parmesan (it was so creamy as is I could barely imagine adding the parm) it was pretty thick!
Good recipe. and y’know, Chungah…you’re very pretty.
I don’t see how her looks are relevant to the recipe. I’m sure your wife would be happy to know that you’re harassing women on the internet.
You can’t be so out of touch that you really think a comment like that is harassment, right!?
Are you not allowed to call someone pretty now, without it being called harrasment? What a shame.
That is called a compliment, geez!
Yeah Chris J, I bet your wife isn’t pretty happy that you are flirting with another girl… and get this… you’re doing it online for gods sake! SMGFDMFH!
Ok Aubrey well then I just came here to say that your very ugly. If not on the outside then for sure on the inside. A man made a nice compliment and you chose to be an absolute Karen about it. I feel bad for you. Hope it makes you feel better that I didn’t call you pretty because apparently that is considered harassment. What a peach you are.
not the best pasta ever or that choped guges would enjoy
This was really good. It was nice that it was all one pot!
Kathleen,
I doubled all the ingredients tonight and it was great but as I said I would add a few more fresh garlic cloves. And to Jude I used capellini and it was done much earlier than the 18-20 min for fettuccine. But it is very thin pasta. I also think that if you add a protein or vege to this you may have to have more liquid.
Another thought my daughter and I had would be Calm broth for a white clam sauce! Going to try that next. Yum!
Damn delicious is right! I bookmarked this recipe and have made it multiple times in the last few weeks. It’s super easy, I always have the ingredients on hand, and my kids love it. Also, easy to throw in a protein or veg if we’re in the mood. Thank you!