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Beginner-Friendly Pasta Recipe

🍽️4 Servings
📅Jun 3, 2026

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
half finely diced onion
2 tablespoons tomato paste
salt
pepper
onion powder
garlic powder
Italian seasoning
paprika
3 to 4 garlic cloves
1 cup heavy whipping cream
half a cup pasta water
half a cup to 1 cup cheese (freshly grated)
cooked pasta of choice

Instructions

1
Melt butter in a warm pan, add in half finely diced onion and saute until translucent.
2
Add in 2 tablespoons of tomato paste and let it cook down.
3
Add in spices (salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and paprika) and toast for about a minute.
4
Add in 3 to 4 garlic cloves and toast for about a minute.
5
Add in 1 cup of heavy whipping cream and half a cup of pasta water, mix gently until a beautiful orange color forms.
6
Add in freshly grated cheese (half a cup to 1 cup) and mix everything together.
7
Add in cooked pasta of choice and mix everything together.
8
Let it simmer for 2 to 3 minutes on very low heat.