One-Hit-Wonder Buttered Noodles

Name: One-Hit-Wonder Buttered Noodles
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon salt, plus more, to taste; 8-9 ounces pappardelle pasta; 3 tablespoons salted butter; 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, freshly shredded; 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped; freshly cracked black pepper, to taste

Vegetarian Diner-Style Stove-Top

Time: 20 minutes

Yield: 2 servings

About

You'll be saying "I'll Melt With You" to One-Hit-Wonder Buttered Noodles and their deliciously melted butter sauce! It's "Epic!" Tender noodles coated in butter and sharp parmesan and it's "All For You!" After you enjoy your first bowl of One-Hit-Wonder Buttered Noodles, making it again and again will just be "That Thing You Do!" Fast, tasty, and simple — nothing beats that! Word Up!

Ingredients

1 teaspoon salt, plus more, to taste
8-9 ounces pappardelle pasta
3 tablespoons salted butter
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, freshly shredded
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
freshly cracked black pepper, to taste

Directions

Step 1 -In a large pot, bring water and 1 teaspoon of the salt to a boil.

Step 2 -Add the pasta to the boiling water and bring the water back to a boil.

Step 3 -Reduce the heat to medium-high and cook the pasta, while stirring often, until it is al dente, according to the package directions.

Step 4 -Turn off the stovetop heat.

Step 5 -Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water.

Step 6 -Drain the remaining water.

Step 7 -In the still-hot pot, add the drained pasta, the butter, 1-2 tablespoons of the reserved pasta water, the parmesan, and the parsley and stir until the butter is melted. As needed, add the remaining pasta water, a little at a time, until a sauce comes together and coats the pasta. You may not need all of the reserved pasta water.

Step 8 -Taste the noodles for seasoning and add the extra salt and the black pepper, as desired.

Step 9 -Serve.

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