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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Simple and easy and sooo delicious!
Where have you been all my life?? This was so good. I threw some peas and scallions in at the last, what a great find Thank you!
Best pasta ever!!!
Super easy…
This was delicious and easy. And I made it with the crappy green grated jar of Parmesan Cheese because that’s all I had on hand. I cannot wait to make this again with the real stuff.
I make this ALL. THE. TIME. At least twice a month for 5 years now. It gives me that creamy and satisfying alfredo feel without all the cheeses I can’t tolerate. I add a little more garlic and a little more cheese because, why not?! But it’s perfect as-is.
Wow. For as simple as this recipe is it was extremely flavorful and I’ll be making it many more times. I did add a little bit more cheese because…why not? Make this delicious pasta dish!!
This recipe was delicious; loved by my family. It was simple, easy to make and only messed up one pot. I added a little extra garlic since we are garlic lovers.
FABULOUS! This came together easily and was absolutely delicious. I might have added closer to a 1/2 cup of parmesan because I wasn’t measuring carefully, but it was perfect. I will absolutely make this again when I want something quick, tasty, and comforting.
This was great! quick, easy and my kids enjoy making it with me. They loved it !! its a plus in my book as they’re picky eaters. A+++
This was great quick and my kids enjoy making it with me. They loved it !! so its a plus in my book as they’re picky eaters.
10/10.
As a college student this is simple and easy to make. And it’s also very cheap as well. As a part time student and worker, I have a lot on my hands and very little time. This took about half an hour to make which is great. At first I was afraid the mixture wasn’t going to thicken so I dumped most of the mixture out and added some sour cream and heavy whipping cream, once I added in the cheese it did the trick as well. But I put in a lot of cheese because I’m a huge cheese fan. I’m definitely going to be cooking this again and I might just add in veggetables like the other reviews suggested. But this is totally a new favorite recipe of mine and it will be on my meal plan!
SERVE IDMEANTLY!
This is a great first recipe for homemade pasta sauce. I am only 22 and haven’t learned much cooking and I easily made this! Soooooo yummy it tastes like eating out at a restaurant.
OMG YES. LOOK NO FURTHER. Has to be served immediately but oh my goodness 10/10. Used low sodium broth bc it was all I had and it came out JUST FINE
Quick and easy. Didn’t have milk on hand, but had half and half, so went with .5 cup cream/.5 cup water. Consistency was perfect after a moderate simmer using thin spaghetti. Added a dash of cayenne pepper, one quick grate of nutmeg and then dusted with Parmesan from a block I purchased in Reggio Emilia while touring a cheese making facility last year. I have been nursing this gorgeous cheese for almost 18 months now, vacuum storing it between gratings, each time the sense memory bringing me right back to Tuscany.
Simple and simply delicious. Made it today and will make again soon use good parmesan cheese not the cheep stuff
Yummy recipe! I was worried that the liquids weren’t going to thicken but they definitely did thicken and I ended up needing to use a lot more liquid than the recipe called for haha. I used regular spaghetti because that’s what I had in the pantry. I’d also recommend adding in some vegetables like other people have said. Onions, mushrooms, peppers etc. Anything really. Also, the recipe could use more cheese.
Quite tasty!………Used vegetable stock as that’s what I had on hand then seasoned stock with parsley and thyme. Used suggestions from other reviewers and added peppers, onion, cream cheese, red pepper flakes, and cooked chicken (about 1.5 lb of skinless boneless thighs). Used different pasta, 8 oz penne. Going to make this again!
can I use a different type of pasta?
I would say yes. I’d still recommend a long flat type pasta…spaghetti, linguini etc. but I think this would work with most pastas actually.
This was fantastic. I doubled the recipe and added some mushrooms and spinach. It was a huge hit with the family. Thanks!
I have made this so many times, and with many different shapes of pasta. It’s easy and super delicious!! My only tip is to use fresh garlic. For extra richness use half and half
Easy just as written I added pinch of basil fantastic