Cowboy Butter Sauce PASTA Recipe | Dinner in 15 minutes Quick + Easy

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and lower in saturated fat.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated mozzarella

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor without dairy.

cooked chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chickpeas

Tofu or chickpeas can provide protein at a lower cost.

pasta

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pasta

💰Cheaper: pasta made from rice

Whole wheat pasta adds fiber, while rice pasta is gluten-free.

Boil 4 to 5 quarts of water and add 1 tablespoon of salt.

Melt 1 stick of salted butter in a preheated pan over low heat, avoiding browning or burning.

Add 3 cloves of chopped garlic to the melted butter and stir.

Add the zest of 1 large lemon to the butter and garlic mixture.

Stir in 1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes and 1/2 teaspoon of smoked paprika.

Add 12 ounces of spaghetti to the boiling salted water and cook until al dente, about 10 minutes.

Add chopped parsley and chives to the butter mixture, saving some parsley for garnish.

Add Dijon mustard to the butter mixture and mix well.

Squeeze the juice of the entire lemon into the butter mixture and mix thoroughly.

Once the pasta is ready, scoop it directly from the boiling water into the butter sauce without draining.

Mix the pasta into the sauce using tongs or a wooden spoon, combining well.

Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as needed.

Add grated parmesan cheese to the pasta and mix before serving.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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