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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This is one of my favorite go to recipes. I can top the pasta with chicken, shrimp or veggies when plated and it makes a complete meal for our family. I have also used several other pasta types and it is always amazing. I do double the liquid if I add any additional items into the pasta. thank you!!!!
That’s awesome!
I pretty much improvise all recipes I make. I seem to be allergic to following instructions…except for this one. This pleases even the foodie roommate. I love that you can also add shrimp (or any protein). Total crowd pleaser.
I just made this for dinner tonight. Used thin high fiber spaghetti. Added some shredded store-bought rotisserie chicken and spinach at the end. If you use the thin spaghetti be aware that it cooks fast. No need to change the amount of milk/broth. Just have everything ready. I read a comment saying that they added a little more garlic. I did the same (this is a house of garlic fans) and it turned out divine.
I made 1.5 recipe and it got all eaten up by 4 people because it was that good. My husband said I could make this again anytime which is his way of saying he liked it.
That’s awesome!
I followed all the directions exactly; the only difference was that as a vegetarian and I added vegetable broth versus chicken broth. However the result was almost like a soup. There is no creaminess to the pasta And it didn’t seem like a sauce with any fitness. It was very liquidy.Is it possible that perhaps you should simmer covered?
You may have turned down the heat too much when it says ‘simmer’. After adding the pasta, I kept the dial on a medium-high setting (on an electric stovetop), around 6-7. I had to add additional broth as it had mostly boiled off before the fettuccine was fully cooked.
Love it, love it. True, you can add just about any protein to make a full meal. So happy to have found this site. Easy and totally doable!!
Love this recipe. Made it last night and it was a hit! -Joe
What is the serving size? I see it makes 4 servings, however, not what the serving size is. Gonna make this tonight for the fam!
Hi Katy! You would have to divide the full amount by 4 servings to get the serving size. Hope that helps!
I tried this recipe for the first time tonight and I’ve added some already cooke broccoli. It is so good, it will become a staple here. I enjoyed making it… I’m enjoying eating it! Many thanks.
I am planning to make this tonight, so I am re-reading directions and watching the video. In the video, the garlic is cooked in the butter, rather than adding the butter when you add the milk/noodles/broth and there is not olive oil used. Yet the directions say to heat the garlic in olive oil and add the butter later in the recipe. I am confused!! What should I follow??
I recommend cooking the garlic in melted butter and omitting the olive oil.
Delicious. Garlicky and cheesy. Added pkg of chopped spinach!
I made this for my best friend after school and it was the best dinner ive ever made!
I started making this in college because it was one of the easier and more inexpensive things I could make to stretch other dishes by using as a side of carbs to whatever protein I had on hand. I still love making this and my favorite version is the simplest by adding some chicken I’ve rubbed down with some olive oil, rosemary, and thyme. So simple. So good.
This is one of my family’s favorites, I cook shrimp and add at the end!
Made it tonight. Really simple and really good!
Wow – easy and super delicious! I always hear the chefs on Food Network angrily saw not knowing how to make your own alfredo is inexcusable. This was sooooo simple. Will make again!
Hello Chungah our family loves this recipe and it’s definitely one of my fast go to’s when I’m in a hurry. I just recently purchased an instant pot and was wondering if this recipe could be converted for the instant pot? Would I use the same measurements and how much time would you set for pressure cooking this recipe?
Thanks for your time
Holly S.
What a great idea! But unfortunately, without having tried this myself, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment when making substitutions and modifications.
Sounds yummy making it tommarro
I just made this today for lunch for my kids on their day off from school. They loved it! I doubled the pasta and used Gemelli pasta instead of Fettuccine. I also tripled the sauce. I found my sauce was not very thick and had to add another 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese. I took advice from other comments and added some baked boneless chicken breast meat. Super easy, quick and delicious! I love that this recipe has so many possibilities to expand on. You can add meats and/or vegetables.
Thank you for your feedback, Michelle!
Delicious!!!! Was really yummy definitely making again.
Thank you for sharing this
Thank you!