Garlic Spaghetti!
The cold weather this week got me thinking about my favorite comfort foods. Â One of my favorites from childhood is pasta and butter! Â Without fail my mom used to make elbow macaroni with butter on Saturday afternoon, I think she still does. Â I remember the buttery noodles covered in pepper watching professional bowling (yes bowling) on a snowy afternoon. Â It was delish! Â And while I still make elbow macaroni and butter, my tastes have changed so I add a little more to this comfort food to make it a meal. Â This recipe for Garlic Spaghetti still has my favorites, pasta and butter, but I added garlic, Parmesan cheese and olive oil. Â
The key to this dish is to not overcook anything! Â The pasta needs to be al dente (under cooked) and be careful not to burn the garlic. Â If you want to learn how to saute garlic, read this! Â It’s a great lesson! Â This recipe sounds scientific but its really not. Â After all it’s just spaghetti!
You can never have too much Parmesan. Â The recipe calls for 1 cup of grated Parmesan, but I think I used double that after I plated the spaghetti. Â And the parsley is a great addition to give it some color.
This pasta dish can be made for dinner and reheated for lunch. Â Serve with a vegetable and some bread and your meal is complete. Â Don’t forget the red wine! Â Red wine goes great with pasta!

Garlic Spaghetti!
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound Thin Spaghetti
- 10 Garlic Cloves peeled
- 1/4 cup Olive Oil
- 1/2 stick Butter
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
- Parsley chopped
- Salt & Pepper
Instructions
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Boil pot of water for spaghetti, add pinch of salt
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Cook 1/2 pound spaghetti for 7 minutes - al dente (under cooked)
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In separate pan, heat up olive oil and garlic. Leave garlic whole. Only cook garlic until slightly golden. Be careful not to burn the garlic.
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Add spaghetti to pan with olive oil and garlic. Mix well.
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Add 1/2 stick softened butter and mix
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Add 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese and parsley to pan. Mix well
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Add salt and pepper to taste
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Serve with additional Parmesan Cheese and parsley
Recipe Notes
This is a light, simple pasta dish. You can add some chicken or shrimp to make it a full meal. If you prefer not to use the butter, you can leave that off.
Wow! Delicious recipe I will definitely try this at home…It seems to be wonderful idea….last sunday I made Macaroni with cheese…Oh my god…believe me it was one of the best dish I ever made…Here is the link:http://www.clubnoor.com/en/recipe/noors-special-mac-n-cheese