One Pot Garlic Parmesan Pasta
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The easiest and creamiest pasta made in a single pot – even the pasta gets cooked right in the pan! How easy is that?
Garlic and parmesan. A match made in heaven. And with the help of a single pan, you can make the easiest, most epic pasta ever.
Just think of this as a creamy alfredo, except without the heavy cream and the cream cheese. And no, taste is not compromised in this super easy one pot meal.
The one pan aspect actually helps the noodles soak up all that amazing flavor, giving you that light cream sauce coating the noodles in all its garlic-Parmesan glory.
And if you really want to save on dishes, you know my rule – this should get eaten straight out of the pot. The dishes, the plating, the garnishes – it’ll just slow you down anyway!
One Pot Garlic Parmesan Pasta
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup milk, or more, as needed
- 8 ounces uncooked fettuccine
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in chicken broth, milk and fettuccine; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until pasta is cooked through, about 18-20 minutes. Stir in Parmesan. If the mixture is too thick, add more milk as needed until desired consistency is reached.
- Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.
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Can you substitute the parmesean for mozzarella? That’s all I have at the moment.
Unfortunately, I do not recommend using mozzarella cheese in this recipe – the texture of the Parmesan cheese is crucial for the sauce. But as always, please use your best judgment.
Yum. Just made this! So good on its own, but I think you could even add egg and bacon and make a real delicious carbonara pasta!
Want to make this to night and can I use dryed Parmesan cheese insead of fresh and elbow noddels cus that all I have please and thank you
I find that this is best when freshly grated Parmesan and fettuccine is used but as always, please use your best judgment.
I just made this tonight, with fresh homemade pasta (because that’s what my husband wanted). Long story short, I don recommend it. Meal was delicious, but the sauc didn’t thicken up as much as I would have liked. Also, it’s hard to figure out the equivalent amount of fresh pasta to dried, and I think the ratio is important to getting this right. If you love garlic, bump it up for this. I used 5 fresh fairly large cloves and thought the garlic got lost in the creamy sauce. I’m sure others will disagree with me on that, but basically go with what makes you happy.
Kelly, unfortunately, for a one pot meal like this, I do not recommend using fresh pasta.
I tried this tonight. Left out the parsley, because I am a weirdo who doesn’t like that, but it was simply amazing! So easy and delicious. Thanks 🙂
I used penne pasta because that’s all I had on hand. As it was boiling, so much of the liquid either evaporated or was absorbed by the pasta that it became really “shallow” and the pasta wasn’t fully submerged after a while. The pasta was still really chewy but I the longer I let it boil the less liquid there was, so I ended up just serving chewy pasta. It tasted good though! I’ll be sure to use angel hair or some other smaller pasta next time.
Amber, once you bring it to a boil, you want to leave it at a light simmer or else most of the liquid will be cooked down.
Can I substitute fettucine pasta for another type like penne or elbow pasta?
Yes, absolutely, but cooking time may have to be adjusted as needed.
Thanks! I was looking for something simple and easy to make for dinner tonight….Your Awesome!
Ok, I’ve made this as is a couple of times and it’s delicious. But tonight I did something different due to my husband using the last of the parmesan and putting an empty container back in the fridge. Ahhh!! So anyway, I had a couple strips of bacon I needed to use, so I cooked them in the pot first and pulled them out then browned the garlic in the bacon drippings and proceeded with the recipe as normal. But, because I didn’t have parmesan I took some shredded mozzarella and threw it in the pot when it was still pretty liquidy and it actually turned out really creamy and delicious! I chopped up the bacon and threw it back in before serving. I would’ve eaten the whole pot if it weren’t for my family’s open mouthed looks of disapproval. What do they know? 😉
I’m 14 and this is my fourth time making this for my family. They all love it, and it’s pretty easy to make. Gold star!
very delicious , cant wait to try it
Soooooo good. Soooooo easy. Added some chicken to it and my 1year old LOVED it. Awesome recipe, thanks!
This was DELICIOUS! I have made it before an I do not regret it! Would totally recommend
Has anyone actually made this? Does cooking the noodles in the sauce give the sauce a gummy texture? That’s what I’ve experienced before but haven’t tried this recipe
I just made this and it was delicious! I will be making it again. Thanks!
looks perfect!
This was great! I sautéed some mushrooms and spinach before I added the garlic, just to make it heartier. ‘Twas amazing! Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
Wonderful dish! I added cauliflower that was simmered in chicken broth, and then crumbled into medium pieces, and fresh shredded parsley. Will make again.
Thank you for this recipe! I’ve been making it for several months and my daughter has declared it her favorite meal. She said it ties with pizza as the best food ever (I cannot over-emphasize what a compliment that is coming from her! 🙂 I generally add clams and substitute some of the broth with clam juice…it is a really versatile recipe. Thanks again for putting something in my meal rotation which earns me compliments.
I do not eat meat and was wondering if vegetable broth would work for the added flavor vs chicken broth? I would love your opinion!
Yes, absolutely – vegetable broth will work just fine.