Cheesy Pasta

⏱ 20 mins 🍽 6-8 serving(s) 🌶 italian 🏷 Chicken

This creamy Italian pasta dish is adapted from a magazine find. It features a rich sauce made from butter, garlic, heavy cream and Parmesan cheese, tossed with linguine. You can easily customise it by using your preferred pasta shape. For a more substantial meal, consider adding cooked chicken or shrimp when combining the sauce and pasta. The entire recipe comes together in just 20 minutes.

Cheesy Pasta

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced (or 1 Tbs minced garlic)
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 2 cups grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 (12 ounce) package linguine, cooked, drained and kept warm

Method

  1. Melt the butter in a large skillet and cook the minced garlic, stirring often for at least 3 minutes.
  2. Pour in the whipping cream and let the mixture simmer for 8-10 minutes until it thickens.
  3. Mix in the grated Parmesan cheese and stir until it has fully melted into the sauce.
  4. Add the salt and black pepper, then combine the sauce with your chosen cooked pasta.
  5. Gently toss everything together and serve straight away.
  6. You may include cooked chicken or shrimp when you add the pasta to the sauce.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium748800 mg

Recipe details

CategoryChicken
Cuisineitalian
AuthorMarsha D.