Buttered Noodles

Name: Buttered Noodles
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 serving
Ingredients: 16 ounces mafaldine noodles; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon powder; ½ cup salted butter; 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder; 2 teaspoons garlic; ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese; parsley; salt; black pepper

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings
8
Calories
330 kcal
Course
Side Dish, Main Course, Dinner

Buttered Noodles

Iris Hanson

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Buttered Noodles consist of pasta cooked al dente and tossed with a garlic butter sauce enhanced by chicken bouillon powder, Parmesan cheese, and black pepper. The sauce is loosened using reserved pasta water to achieve a silky texture. Fresh parsley adds color and mild herbiness to this simple pasta dish.

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This recipe uses mafaldine noodles, though any pasta shape can work. The noodles are boiled in salted water with added chicken bouillon powder, which subtly flavors the pasta while cooking. After draining, a sauce is made in the pasta pot by melting salted butter and mixing in more chicken bouillon powder for richness and umami.

Minced garlic is cooked briefly in the butter for aromatic flavor. Reserved pasta water is added gradually to develop a smooth sauce that clings to the noodles. Parmesan cheese is folded in, melting into the warm pasta for savoriness and creaminess. Freshly cracked black pepper seasons the dish, and parsley garnish brings freshness.

Serve these buttered noodles warm as a comforting side that pairs nicely with various main dishes or as a filling vegetarian main.

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Ingredients

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Noodles

16 ounces mafaldine noodles or pasta noodles you have on hand
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon chicken bouillon powder

Garlic Butter Sauce

½ cup salted butter 1 stick, 113g
2 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder
2 teaspoons garlic minced
¼ cup Parmesan Cheese plus more for garnish (optional
parsley for garnish
salt to taste
black pepper to taste

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Noodles

Fill a large pot halfway with water. Add salt and bring to a boil. Add bouillon powder and malfaldine noodles and cook until al dente (about 8 minutes).
Reserve 1 cup of pasta water and drain the rest. Set noodles aside while you prepare the garlic butter sauce.

Sauce

In the same pot you used to make the noodles, melt the butter and chicken bouillon powder. Stir to mix together. Add garlic and cook 1 more minute.
Add ½ cup of reserved pasta water and stir to combine.
Add noodles and parmesan to the pot and toss to combine. Add more pasta water, a little at a time, if needed, until the buttered noodles reach your desired consistency.
Top with parsley and additional parmesan cheese. Serve warm.