Parmesan Garlic Spaghetti
5 ingredients. 20 minutes. With melted butter, garlic and freshly grated Parmesan. A winning combination for the ENTIRE family!
I know. It’s a brand spanking new year, and I should probably be posting some variation of a quinoa-kale-type salad.
But guys. It’s a new year.
I say, let’s eat more Parmesan, garlic and pasta. Drenched in browned butter, of course.
I mean this only has 5 ingredients. And then takes about 20 minutes to whip up.
It’s almost a crime to NOT be eating this every single day of 2016, right?
Parmesan Garlic Spaghetti
5 ingredients. 20 minutes. With melted butter, garlic and freshly grated Parmesan. A winning combination for the ENTIRE family!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces spaghetti
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Instructions
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well.
- In a medium saucepan, combine butter, garlic and red pepper flakes over medium heat until the butter has melted. Cook, whisking constantly, until the foam subsides and the butter begins to turn a golden brown, about 4-5 minutes, skimming foam as necessary.
- Remove from heat. Stir in pasta and Parmesan until well combined, about 2 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.
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Wooow… it’s amazing..
I made this last night with sautéed shrimp and steamed asparagus. I cut the pepper flakes in half, which worked well for hubby and me. I also added more garlic – but I love garlic! Very very good recipe. I think fresh picked crab would be an awesome topping for this pasta recipe.
Can you add some shredded chicken to the mix
Yes, absolutely.
A great recipe to try, one of my favorites…
We added bacon to the recipe! SO GOOD!!! ☺️
my favorite spaghetti, yummiiii
When do you put the sauce in?
Please refer to step #3:
3. Remove from heat. Stir in pasta and Parmesan until well combined, about 2 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
This looks AMAZING!!!
I had four eggs at the end of this while the pasta is still hot stir until they are cooked in the pasta it’s delicious and it’s good for you. Try it you’ll like it
seems delicious, and makes it even seemed quite easy, I will try it tomorrow. thank you
There was a suggestion to change the color to make it more appetizing appearance?
In an America overwhelmed with diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, BP etc, is it appropriate to drown a dish in cholesterol laden butter? I mean one can load cardboard sticks with enough butter, salt and pepper to make it delicious, but is that really the thing we ought to be doing to make food delicious? Why not capitalize on the inherent food flavors accentuated with a responsible amount of fat and flavors instead? Food bloggers are followed by many in the masses who may not really recognize the beast hidden behind the delicious and I think it is wrong to entrap crowds just to get some hits.
The author never claimed it was a health food. She put the nutrition facts right on the recipe. Keep your laws off my butter.
Why would you write a response like this? Everyone can see that it has a lot of butter. You can either try to substitute the butter or cut down on the butter if you want or even better if this bothers you so much then go to another recipe. People are ridiculous! Look for the most negative thing to say about a flipping recipe. Find something to do!!
This looks and sounds soooo yummy! I’m making it tonight on side of steak and salad….YUM! I’m ready for supper now!
This was a great dish! I needed something for spaghetti but was out of sauce. So, I opted for this. Its very easy and very good. I dont keep garlic on hand but minced garlic I use a lot so I used that. 3 tsp. I also didnt have fresh parsley so I omitted that. We don’t like a lot of spice in our family so I probably used 2 good pinches of red pepper flakes. 🙂 You will need to add a bit of salt and pepper after its finished cooking. Some dishes really dont require it and I havent before but after first tasting it I needed bit of salt….so much better! Thank you!
523 calories in this whole thing? Are the nutrition facts for one serving or for the whole recipe
Anyway this looks good
The nutritional information is for each serving.
Made this for the first time and it was a hit. A keeper also. Great recipe
I was looking for something for lunch and now I have the pot boiling!
Can you make this with margarine or is the real butter important to making ‘browned butter’?
Margarine can be used but to really get that brown butter consistency, you’ll always need to use real butter. Sorry!
So delicious , I love pasta.
You have done it again! This was delicious! Making again