15-Minute Garlic Butter Spaghetti
Buttery, garlicky pasta that tastes like a restaurant and takes less time than delivery.
Dummy-proof tip
Salt your pasta water until it tastes like mild soup. That is the whole secret.
The steps, in plain English
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Boil the water
Fill a big pot with water, add a big pinch of salt, put it on high heat and wait for a rolling boil.
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Cook the spaghetti
Drop the spaghetti in and stir once so it doesn't stick. Cook until it's soft with a tiny bite left.
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Melt the garlic butter
In a pan on medium-low heat, melt the butter and add the thinly sliced garlic. Cook gently until it smells amazing and turns pale gold.
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Bring it together
Drain the pasta, tip it into the garlic butter with a splash of pasta water and toss for a minute.
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Finish and serve
Off the heat, stir in the parmesan, plus salt, pepper and parsley if you have it.