07 Aug Weeknight meals: Garlic Nutty Spaghetti
If you are looking for an easy and quick pasta recipe, Garlic Nutty Spaghetti is a great option. The nutty garlic spaghetti is the perfect combo between the softness of the cream and the rough texture of nuts and garlic flavour! The good thing about this easy and quick pasta recipe is that you just have to put everything into the food processor, let it do its magic, heat the sauce and pour it over the spaghetti to enjoy them. It’s the perfect homemade pasta!
This recipe could join your weeknight meals round because it is a simple pasta dish with a rich nutty flavour and a super creamy sauce. You just need simple ingredients to achieve the plate. The first time I tried this recipe, I couldn’t believe how fast and quick I did the sauce. I made it so fast that I had to wait a little more for the large pot of water to simmer.
Ingredients:
- Garlic
- Parsley
- Nuts
- Heavy Cream
- Salt
- Black Pepper
- Spaghetti
You will make a sauce in a food processor by pouring all the ingredients (fresh garlic, parsley leaves, nuts, heavy cream, salt and pepper) except the pasta, and that’s it. Then you will heat the sauce in a saucepan or large skillet and add some of the pasta cooking water to rich that creamy pasta consistency. Meanwhile, you will have to cook the pasta as per the package instructions in a large pot of salted water and reserve a cup of pasta water to add to the sauce if required. Mix the cooked pasta with the sauce and serve it with grated parmesan. Then you need to enjoy this nutty pasta.
Frequently asked questions for this Nutty pasta recipe
This time we use spaghetti, but you can use penne, gnocchi, angel hair pasta or any other pasta shape you love or have in your pantry.
We use pecans occasionally, but you can make a walnut sauce or pine nuts sauce, and it will also have an extraordinary flavour.
No, it is much better when you make it right away because of the heavy cream; Otherwise, it will have a bit of texture.
Weeknight Meals: Garlic Nutty Spaghetti
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 12 mins
- Total Time: 22 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: pasta
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Description
A simple recipe of Garlic Nutty Spaghetti that requires minimal effort and you can achieve this glorious flavour in less time than a regular meal. It will always be our go-to meal. If you are tired of cooking carbonara, pesto, etc., and love the garlic flavour, here is an easy recipe for you:
Ingredients
- 6 cloves of garlic
- 2 fresh parsley sprigs (only the leaves)
- 150 grams of nuts
- 135 ml of heavy cream
- salt and pepper
- 200 grams of spaghetti
Instructions
- Cook the pasta as per the package directions. When the pasta is al dente drained, reserve some cooking water to lighten the sauce later.
- Put the garlic cloves, parsley leaves, and nuts in a food processor. Let it be chopped very finely. Add the heavy cream.
- Pour the mixture over a saucepan or skillet at medium heat. Add salt and black pepper to the sauce. When it is simmering, add the cooked pasta and if you think it is too thick, add some of the cooking water until the texture is what you like. Recheck the salt and pepper and serve the nutty garlic spaghetti to enjoy with some grated parmesan cheese and your favourite glass of wine.
- Now you can enjoy delicious homemade pasta! And if you are a person who wants pasta like this, we recommend the Peruvian Pesto Pasta
Notes
You can use any nuts you want to make this sauce: For the recipe in the picture, we use walnuts.
Keywords: Nutty Pasta, Garlic Nutty pasta, Garlic sauce, walnut sauce
Hi! I’m Valeria (aka Val) the photographer and recipe developer behind Canguro Criollo. My passion for food began when I was little at my home when everything will revolve around food and now I discover this new creative outlet of food photography. I wish you can follow my journey discovering unique ways of preparing Peruvian food abroad and some other family-friendly foods.
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.