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This simple 5 Ingredient Parmesan Garlic Penne is made in 30 minutes or less. It’s the perfect dinner recipe and one that my entire family loves.
Pasta is one of my go to meals when we are in a pitch.
I always keep some in the pantry for those nights we are busy or other dinner plans fall through.
This 5 Ingredient Parmesan Garlic Penne is so simple to make and it taste amazing.
How to make 5 Ingredient Parmesan Garlic Penne:
Step one: Start by cooking your penne pasta according to package direction. Once it’s done you can drain and set it aside.
Tip: This recipe would work with just about any pasta. We even love it using spaghetti.
Step two: Next in a medium pot melt your butter and sauté garlic whisking until butter has started to become golden brown. Then add in your basil and continue to whisk.
Step three: Add cooked pasta to your pot and toss until coated. Add grated parmesan cheese and toss until coated.
Tip: You can simply change up this recipe by adding grilled chicken, roasted broccoli, or cooked peas and toss together with the sauce.
Serving Options:
We love serving this with grilled chicken or a big salad. Here are even more of my favorite recipes to serve with this pasta.
Leftovers
Keep in the fridge for 3-4 days in an airtight container.
To reheat you could microwave or place in a sauce pan with 1/4 cup broth and reheat on the stove top.
Pasta Recipes:
Here are even more simple pasta recipes that I think you will love.
- This Cheesy Chicken Pasta is one of my favorites. It’s a classic and one that I love serving to friends.
- If you want an easy recipe this Easy Pasta Bake is one that you need to try.
- I love recipes this Philly Cheesesteak Pasta. It’s different than your everyday pasta and has so much flavor.
- This Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole is a favorite with my readers. It’s one of my more popular recipes and one that I think you will love.
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5 Ingredient Parmesan Garlic Penne
Ingredients
- 10 oz penne pasta
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried basil, (or to taste)
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cook penne pasta according to package direction then drain and set aside.
- In a medium pot melt your butter and sauté garlic whisking until butter has started to become golden brown. Add basil and continue to whisk.
- Add cooked pasta to your pot and toss until coated. Add grated parmesan cheese and toss until coated.
Notes
Serving Options:
We love serving this with grilled chicken or a big salad. Here are even more of my favorite recipes to serve with this pasta.Leftovers
Keep in the fridge for 3-4 days in an airtight container. To reheat you could microwave or place in a sauce pan with 1/4 cup broth and reheat on the stove top.Nutrition
this pasta seasoning is the best! and goes well with my crockpot white chicken dinner… what i did was i cooked the penne pasta on stove as normally would… once in strainer draining.. I took a full stick of salted butter put that in the pan on stove, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic and sprinkled some italian dry dressing mix and whisked that together till all the butter melted and carnalized with the minced garlic…. I added my penne pasta back to the pan shutting off the burner and stirring till the pasta was well coated… I then added a cup of grated parmesan cheese once again stirring it well till all the pasta was coated… It is delicious just is and my 8yr old has eaten 2 bowls already of this pasta before I added it to the crockpot… I made crockpot white chicken today for dinner…I thawed out my boneless skinless chicken breasts overnight… I had a 3lb bag good 6-7 size chicken breasts…. I first put the crockpot on high to start getting heated up some…. then sprayed it all down with non stick cooking spray… I then added 1 1/2 cans of cream of chicken soup, 2 cups of chicken broth, splash of salt n pepper, some ground italian seasoning, 3 teaspoons of dry italian dressing mix… I whisked that all together some then i added in my chicken breasts coating each side into the liquid…. then i cut up an 8oz block of cream cheese into small chunks and put that in there ….after 4 1/2 hrs to 5 hrs i took all the chicken out of the crockpot and shredded it then put back into the crockpot to cook a bit more till the penne pasta was ready to go in there with it…. thank you for sharing your recipe happy Sunday! :^)
Fabulously simple, good, hearty!! I modified it a bit. I modify everything. I added cooked chicken and Spinach.
Leftovers? . Not in this house!