Cream Cheese Pasta
This cream cheese pasta is a 20 minutes recipe, delightfully easy to make and utterly delicious. It is creamy, garlicky and only requires a handful of ingredients.
Ingredients
- 350 g Spaghetti
- 180 g Cream cheese
- 3 garlic cloves chopped:
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- ¾ cup parmesan cheese
- Salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Bring spaghetti to a boil in a large pot of salted water. Follow the package instructions, usually, it will take 6-8 min to get al dente. Reserve about 2 cups of pasta water but do not drain the spaghetti yet. It is important not to overcook the pasta at this point.Remember, this is a fast-paced recipe, you need to work quickly from here, to avoid soggy pasta. The next steps will take you less than 5 minutes.
- In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat, add chopped garlic, and saute until fragrant for about 30 seconds. Stir cream cheese into the fragrant butter just until melted. Add in the shredded parmesan cheese and stir into the melted cream cheese until combined.
- Stir about 1 cup of pasta water into the melted cheese and mix until smooth and creamy. Taste and season accordingly with salt and black pepper and add more pasta water if need be.
- Reduce the heat, drain the pasta and stir it in the cream cheese sauce, gently toss to coat with the sauce. Take it off the heat and serve immediately with some more black pepper or red pepper flakes and fresh parsley. Enjoy!
Notes
How to store leftover
I think this spaghetti dish is best eaten right away, however, if you have leftovers, make sure it cools completely before storing it away in the fridge. Also, it is important not to let the leftover sit out longer than necessary.
You can store it in the fridge, in an air-tight container for up to 3 days. No, this recipe does not freeze well so I wouldn't recommend it.
To reheat: You can reheat in a pot over medium-low heat or in a microwave. If the pasta seems dry add some water (or milk) to wake the cream cheese up when reheating.
Nutrition
Calories: 404kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 14gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 334mgPotassium: 190mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 617IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 193mgIron: 1mg
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