Pasta with Butter and Parmesan

By Leite's Culinaria

Ingredients

2 tablespoons (1 oz) unsalted butter
1/4 cup olive oil
2 to 4 garlic cloves (smashed well with the side of a knife)
Salt
1 pound spaghetti (or other long pasta, such as linguine or fettuccine)
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (plus more for serving)
2/3 cup flat-leaf parsley (chopped)
Freshly ground black pepper

Prep Time5mins
Cook Time15mins
Servings6

Instructions

Melt the butter and heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Drop in the crushed garlic cloves and let sizzle to infuse the oil, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat.

Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta just shy of the time specified on the package. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water.

Drain the spaghetti and dump it into the skillet with the garlic butter. Return the skillet to medium-high heat.

Sprinkle in the Parmesan cheese, add some of the reserved pasta water, and cook, stirring continually, until the sauce is smooth and lightly thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the garlic cloves, if desired.

Stir in the parsley, season with salt and pepper, and serve with the Parmesan on the side.