Roasted Garlic Pasta
Roasted garlic, Parmesan cheese, and butter add fabulous flavor to pasta. Feel free to use olive oil or a non-dairy butter in the recipe.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces thin spaghetti
- Kosher salt, to taste
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons roasted garlic
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 3/4 cup cooking water from the pasta
- Black pepper, to taste
- Optional: crushed red pepper flakes
- Optional: chopped parsley
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti and cook as directed on the package.
- Remove about 3/4 cup of the cooking water and set it aside. Drain the spaghetti and return it to the pan or a large bowl.
- Add the butter, roasted garlic, and Parmesan cheese to the hot spaghetti and then stir in some of the hot cooking water to the desired creaminess.
- Taste and adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper. Garnish as desired with chopped fresh parsley and crushed red pepper flakes.
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