Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Creamy Garlic Penne Pasta = Yumm :)

Okay so for the last three or four days I have been wanting to make some kind of penne pasta with garlic sauce. That doesn't sound too strange does it? Well, when you have never eaten it before, never made it before, and sure as heck don't have a recipe for it, I would say it's a little strange. So today when I got home from work I browsed the web for a recipe that was simple and quick.

Creamy Garlic Penne Pasta

Ingredients:
1 lb penne pasta
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 garlic cloves, minced **I bought already minced garlic, so it would be 1 tablespoon if you do it that way**
2 tablespoons flour
3/4 cup chicken broth
3/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons parsley flakes
salt and pepper to taste
1/3 cup parmesan cheese


Directions:
Cook penne pasta according to directions on box
In a medium saucepan, melt butter and garlic
Cook on medium for 1 minute
Add flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly **I used a whisk and it made it easier**
Add chicken broth and milk, stirring frequently until sauce boils and thickens
Add parsley flakes, salt, pepper, and cheese
Stir until cheese is melted
Toss hot pasta with sauce and serve immediately

Serving suggestion:
Serve with 4 cheese garlic breadsticks. yum :)


This really was super easy to make. I measured out all of my ingredients while waiting for the water to boil for the pasta. Once I started cooking the pasta, I made the sauce in the 10 minutes it took for the pasta to be ready. Quick, easy, and delicious!

Recipe found here.

6 comments:

Kate said...

This looks delicious, I am going to make this ASAP!

David Stock said...

Your pasta recipe looks easy, and it looks good. I'm going to try it, but I figured I'd use more garlic since I love it. I'll just try to balance the flavors out.

Learning As I Go said...

I think I need to try this because I have yet to find one that tastes good. Looks good, thanks for sharing!

katie + bret said...

Wow girl! I am 100% impressed with you! Looks/Sounds fantastic and your plate is too cute! Thanks for sharing! :)

Jen McCrady said...

oh my goodness, that looks soooo good!

Jennifer said...

This looks delicious! I'll have to try it soon!

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