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creamy parmesan garlic angel hair pasta all made in one pan for an easy dinner or side dish

Creamy Parmesan Garlic Angel Hair Pasta

Prep Time: 4 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Author: Alyona Demyanchuk
Angel Hair Pasta is one of the easiest pasta recipes you can throw together in one pot and call dinner!  This creamy 10-minute pasta dish is genius! It's made with thin pasta noodles, garlic, olive oil, parmesan cheese, and cream! Add shrimp or chicken for a hearty main course! 

Ingredients

  • 8 oz angel hair pasta (broken in half)
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic (crushed)
  • 1/4 tsp salt and pepper
  • 3 cups chicken broth*
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup parmesan cheese (freshly grated)

Instructions

Directions:

  • cooking garlic until fragrant for angel hair pasta
    Cook garlic in oil for 30 seconds over medium-high heat.
  • adding chicken broth to the pan for angel hair pasta
    Stir in the chicken broth, salt, pepper, and bring to a boil.
  • how long to cook angel hair pasta
    Add in the pasta and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook over medium-low for 6 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat and stir in the parmesan cheese and heavy cream. Garnish with dried parsley and serve.

Notes

  • To make chicken broth with chicken bouillon powder: stir together 3 cups of water and 1 tsp of chicken bouillon powder for this recipe. 

Nutrition per serving

Serving: 1ozSodium: 606mgCalcium: 177mgVitamin C: 7mgVitamin A: 428IUSugar: 1gFiber: 1gPotassium: 169mgCholesterol: 39mgCalories: 253kcalMonounsaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 8gFat: 14gProtein: 9gCarbohydrates: 23gIron: 1mg