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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Made this tonight because it’s hot and I didn’t want to turn on the oven, it was so easy and damn delicious!! Will definitely keep this recipe as a go to! Thank you for posting. ❤️
This isn’t really a review but a plea for help. I keep curdling the milk. I’ve reread the review, watched the video multiple times and tried on several occasions. I don’t like to give up on recipes without knowing what I’ve done wrong.
Absolutely, Evie. I am happy to help!
What kind of milk did you use? Skim milk will curdle much more easily than other, fattier dairy products.
Heating milk too quickly, even if it never comes to a boil, can also curdle it. Instead, heat the milk gently over medium-low heat.
It was fantastic! Even my two year old (who only eats chicken) ate it. Added some peas and corn and garlic bread and we were all happy with how it came out.
Amazing! So easy to prepare & so easy to clean up. I added an onion at the outset too and tossed in some mushrooms. Thanks for sharing!
It was a hit, even with my picky kids. I threw some apple chicken sausage in with it and served asparagus on the side…amazing! This is going to be my new go to meal.
Really looking forward to trying this tonight. Is the calorie count using whole milk or low-fat?
Whole milk.
It was a little heavier than I thought it would be, I made it with my fresh spaghetti I made today. However overall it was a hit in my house
Quick, easy, damn delicious!
This is really good. It takes a good bit of salt to flavor the pasta so don’t be afraid to salt. I grilled some chicken breasts and sliced it to add to the finished dish, and also tossed in some baby spinach in the last couple minutes. This went into my bookmark folder.
The best
So good, so easy and so mess free!
Great as a starch side or one pot meal with add ins.
This pasta was SO good. I am not a pasta lover personally so pasta can be tricky for me but WOW I am in love and definitely making this again. It smells absolutely incredible, tastes so amazing. Just wow honestly
Hi,
Looks beautiful and easy to follow! I wanted to ask you how much veggies/protein I can add without compromising the flavour?
What a great idea! But unfortunately, without having tried this myself, I cannot answer with certainty. But if you get a chance to try it, please let me know how it turns out! 🙂
I added 2lbs of grilled chicken to mine and it turned out great.
I made this yesterday! I added a bag of spinach to the mix, and a zuch I needed to use up. It would also be great with peas! A protein and a veggie in one. 🙂
Wow this was excellent and so simple! It will be a very easy recipe to adapt and add to if you wanted to. I tossed in some leftover bacon…everyone loved it!
Great recipe – easy and tasty, though I did add a few things, namely doubling the amount of fresh garlic and the addition of capers. Though I must say, it is very important that you use regular chicken broth/stock or chicken bone broth. I made the mistake of using reduced sodium (as it’s what I had open already) and the broth had almost no flavor to it, leading to an almost Alfredo-like sauce. Still amazing, will cook again next week!
Excellent and so very easy!! My only suggestion to those making this delicious recipe is to make sure and weigh your pasta — using even a little too much pasta will not give you that perfect sauce-to-pasta ratio that is achieved through exact measurements. Will definitely be making this again!
This is my favorite simple pasta recipe! Its perfect for a weeknight dinner and so easy to add chicken or ham to it with some veggies. Definitely a go to recipe
Very good recipe. I added around a tablespoon of cream cheese too and it made it even creamier! Worth a try 100%
Absolutely amazing! My mom and uncle loved this dish, and it was so filling as well!
This is one of my favorite go to recipes. I usually either top with or mix in a protein or veggie. If I mix in the additional items I usually double the liquid. Thank you so much!!!!! My family thanks you too:)
Amazing!