Description
An easy pasta cream sauce recipe that could be made with only 3 ingredients and will rival any Italian restaurant pasta
Ingredients
Scale
- 500ml / 2cups double cream/heavy cream
- 50g / 1/2cup Parmesan cheese (freshly grated)
- salt (to taste)
Instructions
- Step 1: Heat the cream in a pan over low heat but do not let it boil.
- Step 2: Take it off the heat and whisk in the grated Parmesan cheese until melted and smooth. Taste the sauce and add the salt as needed.
- Step 3: To dress the pasta with the cream sauce, add the pasta directly to the pan with the sauce and gently shake the pan to coat the pasta with the sauce. Add up to 1/3 cup of the reserved pasta water to loosen the sauce. Serve immediately.
Notes
Use high-quality block Parmesan cheese instead of pre-grated for a smoother texture. Reserve a cup of starchy pasta water before draining to help loosen the sauce. Avoid adding oil to the pasta boiling water.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 553 mg
- Fat: 33 g
- Saturated Fat: 21 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 3 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg