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Creamy Garlic Pasta
A quick comforting pasta with garlic, cream, parmesan and a silky sauce.
25 min · Easy · Serves 2 · ~540 kcal / serving · Italian-inspired
Ingredients
- 200 g pasta
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves · sliced
- 1 tbsp butter
- 0.75 cup cream
- 0.5 cup parmesan · grated
- 0.25 tsp chilli flakes
- 2 tbsp parsley · chopped
- salt · to taste
- black pepper · to taste
- reserved pasta water · as needed
Cook tips
- Use pasta water to loosen the sauce.
- Keep the garlic pale, not browned.
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Method
- 1
Boil the pasta
Boil the pasta in salted water until al dente; reserve some pasta water before draining.
- 2
Cook the garlic
Gently cook garlic in olive oil and butter until fragrant.
2 min timer
- 3
Make the sauce
Add cream, parmesan and chilli flakes to make a smooth sauce.
3 min timer
- 4
Toss the pasta
Toss in the pasta with a splash of pasta water until glossy.
2 min timer
- 5
Finish and serve
Finish with parsley, black pepper and extra parmesan.
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