Quick Lemon Garlic Parmesan Cheese Buttered Noodles
Looking for a quick and easy recipe for a grown up version of your childhood favorite buttered noodles? You have to try these simple lemon garlic parmesan cheese buttered noodles that can easily be made for one or the entire family. This throw back is pure comfort food, takes less than 15 minutes to make, and has the best flavor for such a simple pasta recipe. Pair with your favorite protein or eat as a plain pasta dish. Full printable recipe card below.
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Why You Will Love This Recipe
Even though buttered noodles was my favorite pasta as a kid, this recipe is so much more than your childhood buttered noodles. This simple dish is fast and easy while packing in a ton of flavor! With lots of garlic, parmesan cheese, buttery noodles, a little heat, and lemony flavor, this is my go to quick lunch or dinner when I am home alone. Even your picky eaters will enjoy this weeknight meal.
Ingredients
This quick and easy recipe can be served as a main dish or as a side. The best part is it only uses a handful of simple ingredients and takes less than 15 minutes! Here is what I use and what ingredients will give you the best results.
Pasta Noodles – I normally use spaghetti, linguine, or fettuccini noodles. Longer thin pasta works better than pasta shapes but you can use any type of pasta you have on hand.
Butter – This wouldn’t be a butter noodle recipe without a bit of butter now would it? I always use unsalted regular butter but I have also made it with margarine. I personally prefer the real stuff for more buttery noodles. Margarine tends to be a bit to oily.
Parmesan Cheese – In almost every other parmesan cheese recipe I will advise you to use the real deal. But in this case I actually think the fake stuff works better. The grated jarred cheese creates the best parmesan noodles because it coats each noodle very well while real parmesan doesn’t stick to the noodles in the same way. But feel free to use either or.
Garlic Powder – A little bit of garlic powder makes these garlic butter noodles really tasty. You can also use fresh garlic cloves or jarred garlic if you prefer. In this application I think the garlic powder mixes in a little better though.
Red Pepper Flakes – To add a little bit of extra flavor and a little heat I use red pepper flakes. If you don’t like a lot of spice feel free to skip this or use black pepper instead.
Lemon – I know this seems like an odd choice, but I promise it’s good! The acidity from the lemon juice takes this otherwise one note garlic butter pasta to a whole new level. It gives it an element of freshness it would otherwise be lacking. When my husband tried it for the first time he was very surprised by the lemon and how much it adds to the noodles recipe. For extra lemon flavor you can also add a little lemon zest.
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Quick Lemon Garlic Parmesan Cheese Buttered Noodles
- Total Time: 12 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
The ultimate comfort food of your childhood only better! These quick lemon garlic parmesan cheese buttered noodles take a simple pasta recipe to a whole new level. This effortless dish is fast and easy while packing in garlic butter noodles, parmesan cheese, a little heat, and lemony flavor. It takes less than 15 minutes to make, has the best flavor, and can be served as main meal or as a side dish. Trust me, the whole family will enjoy this straightforward weeknight meal.
Ingredients
- 2 inches of Spaghetti Noodles (about the size of a nickel)
- 4 tbsp Unsalted Butter
- 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
- 2 Lemon Wedges (juice from)
- Fresh Parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water (about 2/3 full) and bring it to a boil over high heat.
- Add the spaghetti noodles and salt generously. Cook for 8-10 minutes until the noodles are al dente.
- Drain the cooked noodles and return to the pot.
- Add 4 tablespoons of butter while the noodles and pot are still hot so the butter melts quickly. Once melted, stir to coat all the noodles evenly.
- Next, add the garlic powder, crushed red pepper, and lemon juice to the pot and stir again.
- Mix in the parmesan cheese last.
- Serve with fresh herbs, garlic bread, or simply as is.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Entree
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American, Italian
Looking for more easy weeknight meals? Try my buffalo chicken lettuce wraps, teriyaki salmon rice bowls, shrimp pad Thai noodles, frozen Costco tilapia fish tacos, or Korean beef bulgogi lettuce wraps.
Storage
Leftovers can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
When to Make Parmesan Cheese Buttered Noodles
This quick and easy pasta recipe is a great option for busy weeknight dinners when you are running short on time. It is also the perfect side dish for chicken, shrimp, salmon, or steak. It is also my favorite thing to make for meals when I am home by myself and cooking for one. Because it takes less than 15 minutes you can even make it for dinner tonight! No matter when you decide to make it, I am confident you will love this simple recipe.
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