Garlic Butter Pasta

Meet your family’s new favorite pasta! Garlic butter pasta with freshly grated parmesan cheese! This buttered spaghetti, in my opinion, is real comfort food! I mean, I don’t mind eating it on its own, it’s really that good! But I often pair it with dishes such as chicken parmesan, creamy chicken and mushrooms, Tuscan chicken, and this chicken curry. You can pair it with any protein of your choice, it’s a family-friendly side and it’s very versatile. You can add a kick of spice or your favorite vegetables, it all works! For more creamy pasta recipes, check out my garlic butter shrimp pasta, and my homemade alfredo sauce. If you’re a fan of tomato sauces, try my delicious eggplant pasta!

How to Make Garlic Butter Pasta

This pasta is all about the technique, to create the sauce you won’t need any heavy ingredients to make a beautiful creamy and silky sauce. In fact, we will be using pasta water here! Yes you heard right, you will have to reserve some of the pasta water and use it to create the smoothest pasta sauce ever!

Ingredients You’ll Need

It’s so simple, and you literally need just 6 ingredients that you already have in your kitchen! Pasta of your choice, butter, garlic, parmesan, parsley, and salt.

The Directions

Recipe Video

While this recipe is so easy to make, it always helps to watch a quick video and I created one for you. Give it a watch below!

What to Serve With Parmesan Pasta

Protein. Serve this parmesan pasta with chicken, steak, or fish. Or to create a meal, top the pasta with grilled or shredded chicken, or add shrimps. Salads. Fresh simple salads are the best! Plus, pasta and salad is a match made in heaven. Pair with a homemade Caesar salad, or keep things even simpler and healthy with this red cabbage slaw. Vegetables. Grilled and roasted vegetables work so well here, try this garlic butter pasta with roasted cauliflower, or even grilled portobello mushrooms.

Storage and Reheating Instructions

Fridge: Store in the fridge in a sealed container for up to 3 days. Reheat: Reheat the pasta in a skillet over low-medium heat, and add a splash of water to thin out the sauce. Do the same if using the microwave. Freezer: I don’t recommend freezing this garlic butter pasta, as I found that it breaks when frozen and reheated.