Garlic Butter Pasta
Simple spaghetti tossed in a fragrant garlic butter sauce finished with parsley and black pepper - cooking the garlic over low heat instead of high is what keeps it sweet and golden instead of scorched and bitter, the most common mistake in garlic butter pasta.
⏱ 20 min🍽 4 servings
dinnerquickvegetarianitalian
Ingredients
- •1 lb spaghetti
- •5 tbsp butter
- •4 cloves garlic, minced
- •1/4 cup grated Parmesan
- •2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- •Salt to taste
- •Pepper to taste
Steps
- 1.Cook the spaghetti in salted boiling water until al dente; reserve 1/2 cup pasta water.
- 2.Melt the butter in a large pan over low heat and sauté the garlic gently until fragrant and golden, about 2 minutes - low heat is what keeps garlic from turning bitter and scorched.
- 3.Toss in the drained pasta with a splash of pasta water, the Parmesan, and parsley.
- 4.Season with salt and pepper before serving.