garlic butter white wine pasta with fresh herbs
Cook time
30 mins
Total time
30 mins
This Garlic Butter White Wine Pasta with Fresh Herbs recipe is so easy but SO good! Made with a delicious sauce, fresh herbs, breadcrumbs, lemon and cheese.
Author: Nora Rušev
Serves: 4-6
ingredients
- 10½ ounces (300g) dry spaghetti (or other long pasta shapes)
- 1 cup (100g) crusty bread, torn into small pieces
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 2 cups (40g) fresh herbs (I used a mix of parsley, chervil and tarragon), loosely packed
- 2 shallots, chopped
- 4-8 garlic cloves, finely minced on a microplane
- ½ teaspoon chili flakes
- 1 cup (230ml) white wine
- 1 bayleaf
- 1½ - 2 cups (350-470ml) chicken stock
- ½ - ¾ cup (120-180ml) heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- Finely grated lemon zest, extra chili flakes, parmesan cheese and watercress, to serve
instructions
- Make the breadcrumbs by roasting the bread in one tablespoon olive oil until completely toasted, about five to ten minutes. Chop the herbs and add to the breadcrumbs right before serving to prevent from getting soggy.
- Bring a large pot of water to the boil, salt generously and cook the pasta just al dente.
- In the meantime, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and cook for a minute. Add the minced garlic and chili flakes and cook for another two minutes. Deglaze with the white wine, add the bayleaf and simmer for three minutes. Pour in 1½ cups chicken stock and cook for another five minutes. If the sauce seems too dry, add more stock. Take off the heat, stir in the cream and butter and season with salt and pepper to taste. Again, if the sauce seems too dry, add more cream tablespoon by tablespoon until you like the consistency.
- Toss the hot pasta with the sauce, divide between four plates and top with breadcrumbs, finely grated lemon zest, extra chili and parmesan cheese. Serve with watercress, if desired.
notes
Alternatively, make your own pasta from 125g all-purpose flour, 125g durum semolina and 2½ extra large eggs OR use store bought fresh.
Nutrition is for 6 portions, not including the cheese with minimal amounts of chicken stock and cream.
Nutrition is for 6 portions, not including the cheese with minimal amounts of chicken stock and cream.
