Description
This creamy garlic pasta is the perfect quick dinner, crafted in just 30 minutes. With its rich flavors from garlic, butter, and parmesan, it’s an ideal choice for those seeking comfort food that’s easy to make at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces spaghetti
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup butter (unsalted)
- 1 medium onion (chopped)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- 2 teaspoons italian seasoning
- ½ cup white wine (such as sauvignon blanc)
- 1½ cups heavy cream
- 1 cup parmesan cheese (grated)
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Cook the spaghetti according to package instructions. Reserve ½ cup of pasta water and drain.
- In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and butter over medium heat until melted.
- Add the chopped onion and sauté for 3 to 5 minutes until softened.
- Incorporate the minced garlic and cook for an additional 30 seconds until aromatic.
- Season with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
- Pour in the white wine and allow it to simmer for about 3 minutes.
- Stir in the heavy cream and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Add the reserved ½ cup of pasta water, stir, and let it simmer for another 5 minutes until the sauce thickens.
- Remove the skillet from heat.
- Blend in the grated parmesan cheese until incorporated into the sauce.
- Toss the cooked pasta well with the sauce.
- Garnish with more parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes.
Notes
Feel free to adjust the amount of red pepper flakes based on your spice preference.
For a lighter version, you can substitute half of the heavy cream with milk.
This dish pairs perfectly with a simple green salad.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 650
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 50 g
- Saturated Fat: 30 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 55 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg