Italian · easy
Pasta with Butter and Parmesan
The simplest, most comforting pasta. Four ingredients, perfected. Kids love it, adults secretly do too.
- 15 min
- Total
- 4
- Serves
- $6.50
- Est. cost
- 450
- Cal/serving
Dietary, as tagged
- Kid-friendly
- Vegetarian
- Meatless
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Ingredients
- Spaghetti or Penne1 lb
- Butter4 tbsp
- Parmesan, Finely Grated3/4 cup
- Black Pepper1/2 tsp
Method
- 01
Cook pasta in generously salted boiling water until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup starchy pasta water. Drain.
- 02
Immediately toss hot pasta with butter, parmesan, and pepper in the pot over low heat.
- 03
Add pasta water 2 tbsp at a time, toss vigorously to create a creamy emulsified sauce.
- 04
Taste for salt. Serve hot with extra parmesan.
- 450
- Calories
- 14g
- Protein
- 60g
- Carbs
- 18g
- Fat
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