🍝 Buttered Parmesan Pasta

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Simplified cacio e pepe: pasta with butter, Parmesan, and black pepper. Ready in 15 minutes.

⏱️ 15 min🍽️ 4 servings👩‍🍳 Easy🔥 604 calories per serving💪 20 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 14 oz (400 g) spaghetti
  • 1/3 cup (80 g) butter
  • 3.5 oz (100 g) Parmesan cheese
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 1 pinch salt

How to make it, step by step

  1. Cook the pasta al dente in well-salted water.
  2. Reserve 2 cups of the pasta cooking water.
  3. Melt the butter in a skillet and add plenty of black pepper.
  4. Drain the pasta and add it to the skillet.
  5. Add the cooking water and toss vigorously.
  6. Turn off the heat, add plenty of grated Parmesan, and toss until creamy.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

604
calories
20 g
protein
83 g
carbs
23 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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