This pasta is built around one idea: garlic, softened and mellowed in a creamy sauce that comes together while the pasta cooks. It’s simple, fast, and exactly the kind of meal you make when you don’t want to think too much.
Difficulty
Easy
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
12 minutes
Total Time
17 minutes
Servings
2 portions
Ingredients
Instructions
- Bring a pot of well-salted water to a boil and cook the pasta until just tender.
- Reserve some of the cooking water before draining.
- Thinly slice the garlic.
- Warm olive oil and butter together in a wide pan over low heat.
- Add the garlic and let it soften slowly without browning.
- Pour in the cream and let it warm gently.
- Add the drained pasta to the pan.
- Loosen with pasta water and stir until the sauce coats the noodles.
- Finish with grated cheese and black pepper.
- Taste and adjust salt at the end, then add herbs and serve immediately.
Tips
Keep the heat low when cooking the garlic — bitterness comes fast.
If the sauce feels heavy, extra pasta water lightens it better than more cream.
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