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Brown Butter Walnut Pasta

Brown butter walnut pasta on a plate with a fork.
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Butter, nuts and parmesan cheese team up to make a fast and easy pasta sauce in this simple recipe for brown butter walnut pasta!

Ingredients

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  • 8 ounces linguine or spaghetti
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup walnut halves
  • 1/2 cup finely shredded parmesan cheese
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta in heavily salted water according to package directions. Scoop out 1/2 cup pasta water before you drain it and set aside.
  2. While the pasta is cooking, melt the butter in a deep skillet over medium heat. Stir it until it turns brown. As soon as that happens, take it off the heat.
  3. Add the drained pasta, the cheese and the walnuts to the skillet with the butter. Toss everything with tongs until well combined, drizzling in just enough pasta water to make a light sauce.
  4. Serve on warmed plates with a generous grinding of black pepper.

Notes

 

Pasta: We love a nice long pasta like linguine or spaghetti, but this recipe will work with whatever pasta you have on hand.

Butter: Salted butter works best for this recipe.

Parmesan Cheese: Fresh grated parmesan cheese is the best, but you can also use fresh pre-grated parmesan cheese.

Find it online: https://www.framedcooks.com/brown-butter-walnut-pasta/