Parmesan Garlic Linguine Pasta Recipe

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

1 pound linguine

2 tablespoons olive oil

4-5 cloves garlic (, minced or pressed)

8 ounces cream cheese (, softened and cut into smaller cubes)

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese (, plus more for topping)

2-3 tablespoons heavy cream*

1 cup pasta water**

Coarse or Flaky Salt

Freshly Ground Pepper

Directions

Cook Pasta

Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Ladle out 1 cup of pasta water right before you drain. Cook to al dente, or preferred softness. Drain and set aside.

Make Sauce

Add the olive oil and garlic to same hot pan over low heat. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until garlic starts to brown and becomes fragrant, but don't let it burn!

Add the cream cheese, stirring while it heats and melts, approximately 3-4 minutes.

When melted, whisk in the Parmesan cheese, heavy cream and reserved pasta water until blended.

Toss the cooked pasta with the creamy sauce.

Assemble

Plate and top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese, flakey or coarse sea salt and freshly ground pepper.

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Nutrition

• Calories: 756 kcal
• Total Fat: 34 g
• Saturated Fat: 16 g
• Cholesterol: 81 mg
• Sodium: 393 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 89 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4 g
• Total Sugars: 5 g
• Protein: 23 g