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Fast Buttered Spaghetti
A quick butter-and-garlic pasta sauce finished with lemon, cheese, olive oil, and black pepper. The source presents this as a simple one-serving pasta, with optional onion and several eyeballed spices and herbs.
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Ingredients
- 1 serving spaghetti or other pasta (The source specifies spaghetti and describes this as one serving.)
- salt (Add when boiling the pasta; amount not specified.)
- oil (A small amount for the pan to help prevent the butter from burning.)
- butter (Use more than you initially think you need; amount is intentionally eyeballed.)
- garlic (Chopped; sauté until translucent and do not brown.)
- paprika or red chili powder (The transcript says paprika; the visible text also lists red chili powder. Amount eyeballed.)
- oregano (Eyeballed amount.)
- garlic powder (Listed among the spices in the visible text; amount eyeballed.)
- mixed herbs (Amount eyeballed.)
- peri-peri powder (Use just enough to give color; amount eyeballed.)
- onion (Optional; cut up and added after mixing the spices.)
- reserved pasta water (Add some to the sauce and more when tossing in the pasta; the source gives no quantity.)
- lemon juice (A squeeze; even a small amount is sufficient.)
- cheese (Grated for finishing. Parmesan is suggested, though processed cheese slices may be used instead.)
- olive oil (For plating; amount not specified.)
- black pepper (For finishing; amount not specified.)
Steps
- 1
Chop the garlic. If using onion, cut it up as well.
- 2
Bring a pot of water to a boil, salt the water, and cook the pasta according to the pasta package directions or until done. Reserve some pasta water before draining.
- 3
Meanwhile, add a small amount of oil to a pan to help keep the butter from burning.
- 4
Add the butter and let it melt.
- 5
Add the chopped garlic and sauté until translucent. Do not let the garlic brown.
- 6
Add paprika or red chili powder and the herbs and spices. Stir to combine. The visible instructions list oregano, garlic powder, mixed herbs, and a small amount of peri-peri powder for color.
- 7
If using onion, add it after mixing in the spices and cook briefly.
- 8
Add some reserved pasta water to the pan and let the sauce reduce.
- 9
Squeeze in a little lemon juice. The source emphasizes not skipping this, even if only a small amount is used.
- 10
When the sauce is ready, add the cooked pasta and toss it with the sauce. Add more reserved pasta water as needed while tossing.
- 11
Grate cheese over the pasta to finish. Use Parmesan if available, or processed cheese slices as an alternative.
- 12
Plate the pasta and finish with a little olive oil, more cheese, and black pepper.
Notes
The source does not provide exact quantities; the creator says the ingredients are eyeballed. The visible text also mentions eating the pasta with a half-boiled omelette, but it does not provide enough detail to include that as a recipe component.
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