Simple Parmesan Butter Pasta | The Lunch Box Series
Simple Parmesan Butter Pasta
10 mins prepServes 4
Honestly, it’s dinner-life, changing and a great recipe to have on hand for when you have “nothing to make”.
Pro Tip: always keep Parmesan cheese in the freezer so you can pull together quick pastas! It’s freezes perfectly😉
Directions:
- Heat water in a pot until it comes to a rapid boil.
- Cut up butter & grate cheese
- Once boiling, Add a handful of salt to the water
*Note: The water must be at a rapid boil or the salt will scar the bottom of your pot
- Drop in pasta and cook for 2 minutes less than the package directions
- In a saute pan, on medium-low heat, drop in butter.
- When pasta is done, use a coffee mug or measuring cup with handle to reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water
- Use tongs to transfer cooked pasta from pot to sauce pan. Note: It’s fine if more water is getting in the pan. This will help emulsify the sauce.
- Add in half of the cheese
- Use a wooden spoon to vigorously incorporate the pasta, butter, cheese
- At this point, start to add splashes of the pasta water from the mug and continue stirring
- Keep stirring until all ingredients have some together and your desired consistency has been achieved
- Top with the rest of the cheese and enjoy!
