Description
This Creamy Garlic Butter Ditalini Pasta is a TikTok-famous recipe that’s quick, easy, and incredibly flavorful. It features a rich, buttery sauce with fragrant garlic and perfectly cooked ditalini pasta.
Ingredients
Scale
- 250 g (9 oz) ditalini pasta
- 2 Tbsp (30 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbsp (30 g) unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tbsp (8 g) all-purpose flour
- 250 ml (1 cup) whole milk
- 120 ml (½ cup) heavy cream
- 150 ml (⅔ cup) low-sodium vegetable broth
- 60 g (2 oz) grated vegetarian parmesan cheese
- ½ tsp (2 g) sea salt
- ¼ tsp (1 g) black pepper
- ¼ tsp (0.5 g) red-pepper flakes
- 1 Tbsp (15 g) toasted pine nuts
- 2 Tbsp (8 g) fresh basil, chiffonade
- Zest of ½ lemon
- 1 tsp (5 ml) lemon-infused olive oil
Instructions
- Cook Pasta: Boil ditalini until al dente, reserving ½ cup pasta water.
- Sauté Garlic: Heat oil and butter, sauté garlic until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
- Create Roux: Whisk in flour, cook for 1 minute.
- Build Sauce: Gradually whisk in broth, milk, and cream until thickened.
- Emulsify & Season: Whisk in butter, parmesan, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
- Combine & Rest: Add pasta to sauce, toss, and rest for 2 minutes.
- Plate & Garnish: Serve with lemon oil, pine nuts, basil, and lemon zest.
Notes
Reserving pasta water is key to a creamy sauce. Don’t brown the garlic, or it will become bitter.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Pasta
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg