Pasta dishes
Creamy Parmesan pasta without cream
This pasta shows how creamy a pasta dish can be even without cream when parmesan and pasta water work together properly. The result is simple, quick and just right if you want to cook something warm with few ingredients.
Timing
- Total time: approx. 15 minutes
- Preparation: 5 minutes
- Cooking time: 10 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 1 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 705 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 29.4 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 93 g
- Fat
- ≈ 23 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 1 tbsp butter · ≈ 13.65 g
The midpoint was used for quantity ranges.
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 120-150g pasta
- 30-40g Parmesan
- 1 tbsp butter
- some pasta water
- Salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in plenty of salted water until al dente.
- Reserve some pasta water.
- Melt butter in a pan and add 2-3 tablespoons of pasta water.
- Put the pasta in the pan and toss briefly.
- Gradually stir in the finely grated Parmesan until a creamy sauce is formed.
- Season with pepper and serve immediately.
