Pasta
Weeknight Garlic Butter Pasta
A ten-minute skillet dinner built on pantry staples. Silky, garlicky, and endlessly adaptable.
Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
15 min
Serves
2
Ingredients
Difficulty: Easy
- 200g spaghetti
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1/2 tsp chili flakes
- Handful of parsley, chopped
- Parmesan, to finish
- Salt and black pepper
Method
- 1
Boil the pasta in well-salted water until just shy of al dente. Reserve a cup of pasta water.
- 2
Melt the butter over medium-low heat, add the garlic and chili flakes, and cook until fragrant and pale gold.
- 3
Add the drained pasta and a splash of pasta water. Toss until glossy.
- 4
Finish with parsley, parmesan, and plenty of black pepper. Serve immediately.