The friends from CA brought their Grandson, Clayton, with them and he is a picky eater – “…likes cheese pizza, pasta with butter and Parmesan, Nathan Hot Dogs…….”
So, I chose the pasta with butter and Parm. O.K. stay with me here.
I suppose a lot of you have had this dish?? I can say I have never had it in my life. The thought of just butter and parm?? No. Well, this is what I fixed for Clayton….please note the quantities –
PASTA - SIMPLE - Garlic-Buttered Pasta Recipe
But, God Forbid I add anything else, so delete the garlic, the parsley )
2 cups uncooked small pasta shells, alphabet pasta or ring macaroni
3 to 4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (Because of nothing else, I upped the cheese to ½ cup/2 oz.!!)
2 Tbs minced fresh parsley
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
Melted the butter (1/2 CUP – ONE WHOLE STICK OF BUTTER!!!). Cook pasta; drain, and pour melted butter over adding the grated Parmesan cheese. Put in small casserole dishes for Clayton.
I swear to God I have never tasted anything so rich, so decadent, so darn good!! I told Roy he was going to have to eat what Clayton left over, that no way would I eat it. Well, today I gave in. Long story short, I had sautéed chicken cutlets in lemon to have today, so I heated the chicken with some of that darn pasta over the top and I can’t tell you how good it was!! The lemon just cut thru the richness of the pasta and was pure ambrosia. Wine: Berringer’s Pinto Grigio and Apothic Dark both were wonderful with this dish. This is written kind of tongue-in-cheek only because I’m sure this is a universal pasta dish, but it always seemed too far over the top for me. And it was, but oh my, was it ever good!!
So, I chose the pasta with butter and Parm. O.K. stay with me here.
I suppose a lot of you have had this dish?? I can say I have never had it in my life. The thought of just butter and parm?? No. Well, this is what I fixed for Clayton….please note the quantities –
PASTA - SIMPLE - Garlic-Buttered Pasta Recipe
But, God Forbid I add anything else, so delete the garlic, the parsley )
2 cups uncooked small pasta shells, alphabet pasta or ring macaroni
3 to 4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (Because of nothing else, I upped the cheese to ½ cup/2 oz.!!)
2 Tbs minced fresh parsley
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
Melted the butter (1/2 CUP – ONE WHOLE STICK OF BUTTER!!!). Cook pasta; drain, and pour melted butter over adding the grated Parmesan cheese. Put in small casserole dishes for Clayton.
I swear to God I have never tasted anything so rich, so decadent, so darn good!! I told Roy he was going to have to eat what Clayton left over, that no way would I eat it. Well, today I gave in. Long story short, I had sautéed chicken cutlets in lemon to have today, so I heated the chicken with some of that darn pasta over the top and I can’t tell you how good it was!! The lemon just cut thru the richness of the pasta and was pure ambrosia. Wine: Berringer’s Pinto Grigio and Apothic Dark both were wonderful with this dish. This is written kind of tongue-in-cheek only because I’m sure this is a universal pasta dish, but it always seemed too far over the top for me. And it was, but oh my, was it ever good!!
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