Garlic-Buttered Pasta

Name: Garlic-Buttered Pasta
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 2 cups uncooked small pasta shells, alphabet pasta or ring macaroni; 3 to 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 cup butter; 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper

This pasta goes nicely with any entree. Guests always leave a spot for it on their plates. It's great hot or served cold with fresh herbs from my garden.—Stephanie Moon, Boise, Idaho.

Ingredients

2 cups uncooked small pasta shells, alphabet pasta or ring macaroni
3 to 4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, saute garlic in butter. Remove from the heat. Drain pasta; add to garlic butter. Stir in the Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt and pepper; toss to coat.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 400 calories, 25g fat (15g saturated fat), 65mg cholesterol, 477mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 8g protein.

Originally published as Garlic-Buttered Pasta in Country Woman November/December 2002

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Armstras07

Apr 11, 2017

easy to make, i think this recipe would be great with wide egg yoke noodles. Loved it, might play with the flavors next time.
MargRN

Jan 27, 2015

After making this and seeing how much butter was just laying in the bottom of the bowl, I boiled another 2 cups of pasta, added more cheese, etc - everything but the butter - and added it to the mix. There was STILL a lot of butter in the bottom! The taste was great, but it needed to be drained. Reheating the next day tasted like it was fried. If I make this again, I'll use much less butter!
2princesses2luv

Mar 6, 2014

Really quick & yummy. I also used dried parsley since I didn't have any fresh on hand. Next time I would cut down on the butter. It was just a bit too much buttery for our taste.
lacyrp

May 18, 2013

I made this with 1/2 lb. linguine. It was awesome! The only thing I would do different is mix in the parsley, salt and pepper before mixing in the Parmesan to keep it from clumping up.
elvis2332

Dec 18, 2012

Yummy!! I did things a little differently though. I marinated shrimp and chicken in butter, lemon, parsley, garlic, and salt & pepper for about 4 hours. I then sauteed the marinated chicken and added the shrimp when the chicken was about half-way cooked. Once it was cooked, I added the noodles, rest of the butter, spice, and cheese (double the cheese). This was an amazing dish, I thought I was in a restaurant!
041563

Oct 20, 2011

Fabulous side dish...I didn't have fresh parsley on hand so I just used the parsley from spice cabinet and my family loved it!!! Also substituted the shells for bowties...this will def be a reciepe that is used and reused in my kitchen!!!!!!!
Mrs. Cowan

May 20, 2011

Wonderful side dish! Quick and easy to prepare. Love the butter and garlic!
melissarb999

Feb 28, 2011

So yummy! Left out the salt and fresh parsley, added ground flax seed, garlic powder, dried chopped onion, dried basil and parsley I think. Really good!
gonellya2

Sep 13, 2010

Double the garlic triple the cheese soooo soooo good!!! Made this about ten times now, no regrets. Everyone loved it.
mo3702

Feb 5, 2009

This was a quick and simple side dish that my whole family enjoy.I just loved it so much.