Parsley Pasta
After a delicious and quick dinner recipe? Or maybe a simple side dish for that next special occasion?Look no further than this parsley pasta recipe. No matter how you serve it, this dish is sure to impress.
Ingredients
- 320 grams (11.30 ounces) dried pasta such as penne, spirals, linguine
- 2 tablespoon neutral flavored oil such as vegetable oil
- ¼ cup (60 grams, 2.12 ounces) butter softened
- 1 small (120 grams, 4.23 ounces) Brown Onion finely chopped
- 1 ½ teaspoons 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup (60 grams, 2.12 ounces) parmesan cheese, finely grated, plus extra to garnish
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice or to taste
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 1 cup (50 grams, 1.76 ounces) parsley, flat leaf, roughly chopped, plus extra to garnish
- 2 heaped tablespoons pine nuts or cashews roughly chopped, to serve, optional
Instructions
- Cook your pasta according to packet instructions. Once cooked, drain and set aside. Reserve about 1 cup of pasta water.
- While the pasta is cooking, heat half the butter in a medium sized saucepan. Once hot, add the finely chopped brown onion, and cook until the onions are soft and lightly browned.
- Add the minced garlic and saute for 1 – 2 minutes, be careful not to burn your garlic.
- Add the remaining butter and melt. Once melted, add the grated Parmesan cheese.
- Turn off heat and mix through the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper to taste. You want to slightly over season your sauce.
- Mix through the roughly chopped parsley and cooked pasta. See note 1.
- Serve, garnished with extra Parmesan cheese, chopped parsley, and chopped pine nuts (or cashews) if desired.
Notes
- If you want your pasta to have a bit more sauce, add some of the reserved pasta water and adjust seasoning as desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serveCalories: 567kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 17gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 591mgPotassium: 174mgFiber: 5gSugar: 2g
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