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Garlic Butter Spaghetti

December 15, 2017 by Olya 14 Comments

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Garlic Butter Spaghetti makes a great side dish to a lot of recipes, such as Chicken Marsala or  Shrimp Scampi. It’s so flavorful when cooked with scallions, tomatoes and Italian seasoning and then generously coated in White Wine Parmesan Sauce! With only 25 minutes of total work, this creamy garlic spaghetti sauce is simple, fast and delicious!
Creamy Garlic Pasta in Parmesan Sauce

Garlic Butter White Wine Pasta Ingredients

This garlic pasta recipe calls for 12 oz of spaghetti pasta, garlic, a couple of fresh tomatoes, scallions, Italian seasoning, Parmesan, wine, heavy cream and just a bit of crushed red pepper flakes.

How to boil spaghetti

Make sure to boil pasta Al Dente, when is neither too hard nor too soft since we will be reheating it in the sauce where it will have a chance to cook further, soften up and absorb all that great flavor.

Creamy Garlic Pasta in Parmesan Sauce
How to make Creamy Garlic Spaghetti Sauce

  • Simply add butter, diced yellow onion and 6 minced garlic cloves to pan and cook on medium high until onions and garlic are translucent, about 2 minutes.
  • Next, add your chopped scallions and diced tomatoes and cook them until softened.
  • Now add flour to pan and whisk to combine. Flour is used to thicken the sauce
  • Add heavy cream, wine, Italian Seasoning, salt and red pepper flakes. Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce heat to simmering point.
    Creamy Garlic Pasta in Parmesan Sauce

Reduce heat to low and add shredded Parmesan cheese. Use a whisk or mix with a wooden spoon until you have a smooth mixture. Add cooked pasta to the skillet and sprinkle with more red pepper flakes.

Important! Make sure to make the sauce first, as the recipe box indicates and only after that start boiling the pasta. Do not cook the pasta before you have the sauce ready. When freshly cooked and hot, pasta will be able to absorb the flavors of the sauce much better.
Creamy Garlic Pasta in Parmesan Sauce

How much red pepper to add to Creamy Garlic Spaghetti

I strongly encourage to start with the indicated amount of 1/8 teaspoon of red pepper flakes (plus extra for garnish as shown in picture) for 12 oz of pasta.

This will definitely make it just spicy enough. But if you find that you want a little more heat, you can always adjust after tasting the sauce and before adding pasta.

Garlic Butter White Wine Pasta is perfect for seafood and chicken dishes!

Creamy Garlic Spaghetti
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5 from 9 votes

Garlic Butter White Wine Pasta

Garlic Butter White Wine Pasta is so flavorful when cooked with scallions, tomatoes and Italian seasoning and then generously coated in White Wine Parmesan sauce! With only 25 minutes of total work, this creamy garlic spaghetti sauce is simple, fast and delicious!
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time25 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Creamy Garlic Pasta in Parmesan Sauce, Garlic Spaghetti
Servings: 4
Author: Olya

Ingredients

Creamy Garlic Sauce:

  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 6 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 1 yellow onion (chopped)
  • 2 scallions (chopped)
  • 2 tomatoes (small and diced)
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup white wine
  • ½ cup Parmesan cheese (shredded)
  • 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (more to taste)
  • 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (more for garnish)

Pasta:

  • 12 oz spaghetti

Instructions

  • MAKING WHITE WINE PARMESAN SAUCE: Add butter, yellow onion and minced garlic to pan. Cook on medium high until onions and garlic are translucent, about 2 minutes. 
  • Add chopped scallions and diced tomatoes. Add 1 tablespoon flour to pan and whisk to combine. Add heavy cream, wine, Italian Seasoning, salt and red pepper. 
  • Bring mixture to a simmering point and then add ½ cup of shredded Parmesan cheese. Use a whisk or a wooden spoon and mix it in until you have a smooth mixture. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • COOKING PASTA: Cook 12 oz of spaghetti Al Dente, when it's neither too hard nor too soft (we will be reheating it in the sauce where it will have a chance to cook further, soften up and absorb all that great flavor). Drain, but do not rinse
  • ADDING PASTA INTO SAUCE: Add freshly cooked hot pasta to the skillet with the sauce and stir to combine on low heat for 2-3 minutes. Taste and add salt, if needed. Serve with shredded Parmesan on top.
Nutrition Facts
Garlic Butter White Wine Pasta
Amount Per Serving
Calories 758 Calories from Fat 342
% Daily Value*
Fat 38g58%
Saturated Fat 23g144%
Cholesterol 120mg40%
Sodium 628mg27%
Potassium 508mg15%
Carbohydrates 75g25%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 18g36%
Vitamin A 1915IU38%
Vitamin C 13.4mg16%
Calcium 246mg25%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Comments

  1. Kelly

    December 31, 2020 at 7:36 pm

    Made this tonight. I added shrimp. It was INCREDIBLE!!!!

    Reply
    • Olya

      December 31, 2020 at 8:13 pm

      Good call on shrimp, Kelly!

      Reply
  2. Rob

    October 27, 2018 at 5:53 pm

    Just wondering how the recipe has changed for when it was spicy pasta in white wine parmesan sauce?

    Reply
    • Olga

      October 27, 2018 at 8:15 pm

      No change in the recipe itself, in the name only. Was the Spicy Pasta name on pinterest?

      Reply
      • Rob

        October 28, 2018 at 6:24 am

        It’s just how it appears in my bookmarks so I didn’t know if the recipe had changed, thanks.

        Reply
        • Olga

          October 28, 2018 at 7:31 am

          I see. I was wondering how you knew that the name was different before. Recipe is definitely the same.

          Reply
  3. Katie

    January 7, 2018 at 10:37 pm

    So easy to make the sauce is very delicious

    Reply
  4. Meghan

    January 6, 2018 at 10:36 am

    Was super delicious! Added more red pepper flakes cause I like the spice

    Reply
    • Keisha

      March 21, 2018 at 5:41 pm

      What brand of white wine did you use?

      Reply
      • Olya at Whatsinthepan

        March 22, 2018 at 10:41 am

        I used Pinot Grigio, it was made by “Barefoot”.

        Reply
  5. Glenda

    January 6, 2018 at 10:35 am

    Delicious!! Needs a tad more salt and would be great with shrimp!!

    Reply
  6. Johnny

    December 24, 2017 at 11:27 am

    This was delicious sauce! I added broccoli and ate half the pan!

    Reply
  7. Carolyn W.

    December 23, 2017 at 11:28 am

    Great recipe! Smelled good too while making it.

    Reply
  8. Myra stone

    November 25, 2017 at 10:36 pm

    This recipe is great I didn’t have red pepper and made it without it and loved it

    Reply

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