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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (203g)

Recipe makes 2 servings

The following items or measurements are not included below:

2 cloves

vegetables

Calories 1052
Calories from Fat 650 (61%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 72.3g 111%
Saturated Fat 44.4g 221%
Monounsaturated Fat 19.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.5g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 183mg 61%
Sodium 741mg 30%
Potassium 238mg 6%
Total Carbohydrate 86.5g 28%
Dietary Fiber 4.4g 17%
Sugars 2.1g
Protein 16.1g 32%

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Simple Pasta With Butter Sauce

Recipe #11590 | 1 hour | 15 min prep | add private note

By: John Skrable
Sep 12, 2001

Never mind the butter sauce. Whatever is your preference. If you are preparing a butter sauce, I think this is an excellent way to prepare the pasta.

SERVES 2 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    First, to the pasta water, add 3 pinches of salt, 1 clove pressed garlic, 2 tsp of dried oregano, veggies.
  2. 2
    Bring to a full boil, then reduce heat to simmer for 15 minutes.
  3. 3
    Then bring it back to a full boil, and add the pasta.
  4. 4
    It works.
  5. 5
    Meantime, in a saucepan, add butter, parmesan cheese, 1 tsp dried oregano, 1 clove pressed garlic, 1/2 tsp black pepper, pinch of cayenne pepper, 1/2 tsp olive oil.
  6. 6
    Melt on simmer, and stir well.
  7. 7
    Drain the pasta, place in a service bowl, add the sauce, a generous sprinkling of parmesan cheese, and toss.
  8. 8
    Serve.
  9. 9
    Enjoy.

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From: Paigeol_0212

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    From: mydesigirl

    On Mar 6, 2009

    This was excellent! The method for cooking the vegetables and then adding the pasta is one that I will use since it works out so well. I used lantern shaped pasta and chopped up broccoli and fresh mushrooms for the vegetables, which I doubled. I love meatless meals and this was a perfect choice! Thanks so much for posting!!

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    From: Missy Wombat

    On Jul 22, 2004

    I am going through a bit of a butter sauce phase so I enjoyed the opportunity to make this. The olive oil stops the butter sauce from burning. Don't add salt if your butter is salted. Good lunch dish and it was also popular with my 3 year old.

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  • From: Bloodwyn

    On Feb 6, 2007

    Excellent recp. Very good, I loved the prep directions on the water and intend to use them for pretty much all pasta cooking (with slight variatons depending).

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