Buttered noodles are perfect for picky eaters and pasta lovers alike. This quick and easy Butter Spaghetti recipe is deliciously addicting yet made with only 4 ingredients- noodles, butter, parmesan cheese and pepper. Serve as-is or alongside chicken, fish, meatloaf, or veggies.
Whether your kids are going through picky eating phase or are just plain old pasta lovers, they will love this simple pasta recipe, and so will you! Buttery noodles are tossed with grated parmesan cheese and sprinkled with pepper (as much as is tolerable for your little ones).
Butter Spaghetti is not only quick and easy, it's simple on the palate which makes it a great meal option for kids.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS KID-FRIENDLY DINNER IDEA:
It only takes 15 minutes to make.
You can serve it as a main meal or a side dish.
It's easy to customize.
And I'm not gonna lie. The last time I made this for the kids my husband and I couldn't stop picking at it as they ate. It's just that good!
Butter Spaghetti Ingredients
Noodles: Long and thin pasta like spaghetti noodles, linguini, fettuccine, and angel hair are my preference. But you can use any shape pasta that you'd like.
Butter: it's fine to use unsalted or salted butter. Salt is not added to this dish, as boiling the pasta in heavily salted water and the parmesan cheese give it a salted taste. So using salted butter shouldn't make it too salty.
Parmesan cheese: grated parmesan cheese that's freshly grated or from a package is my preference, but shredded parmesan cheese works too.
Pepper: freshly ground black pepper adds a little something extra to this dish. Just a few twists of a pepper mill over each bowl of pasta are perfect or use as much pepper as you'd like. Or leave out the pepper entirely- the choice is yours.
How To Make It
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add a generous amount of salt to the boiling water (about 2 tablespoons), then add noodles. Stir and cook for the time indicated on the box.
- Drain the noodles (do not rinse) into a colander.
- Add butter to the hot pot, stirring until it's melted. Put the noodles back into the pot and toss with butter until evenly coated. Sprinkle in parmesan cheese and stir well.
- Place buttered parmesan noodles into serving bowls. Top with black pepper and enjoy!
What To Serve With Butter Spaghetti
As a side dish, pair your buttered noodles with:
- Kid-friendly meatloaf muffins
- Chicken nuggets or chicken tenders
- Meatballs
- Baked or fried fish
- Burgers and hot dogs
As a main dish, buttered noodles compliments:
- Roasted vegetables
- Green vegetables: broccoli, asparagus, green beans, peas
- Garden or caesar salads
- Tomato and cucumber salad
Variations
If you're looking to spruce up this kid-friendly meal try adding: fresh herbs such as parsley and basil, chopped broccoli, rotisserie chicken, ground sausage, shrimp, diced hot dogs, bacon bits, red pepper flakes, freshly squeezed lemon, garlic cloves, peas, or spinach.
If you'd like a saucier dish, reserve the pasta water and add it with the butter in small amounts until achieving the consistency that you desire.
How To Store
Store leftover butter spaghetti in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days. Reheat in the microwave.
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Recipe
Butter Spaghetti Recipe
Equipment
- colander
Ingredients
- 1 16-ounce package spaghetti noodles
- 10 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add a generous amount of salt to the boiling water (about 2 tablespoons), then add noodles. Stir and cook for the time indicated on the box. Drain the noodles (do not rinse) into a colander.
- Add butter to the hot pot, stirring until it's melted. Put the noodles back into the pot and toss with butter until evenly coated. Sprinkle in parmesan cheese and stir well.
- Place buttered parmesan noodles into serving bowls and sprinkle with black pepper to taste.
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Keri
These noodles were the perfect family friendly dinner. The kids loved it. We added some frozen peas and topped with a bit of parsley.
nancy
super creamy and kids love it!!
Laura Barmettler
I love butter spaghetti. Also, in a salad - WONDERFUL! A versatile noodle.
Sean
This is such an easy recipe when I don't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen and spaghetti is one of my favorite noodles.
Colleen
This simple recipe is perfect for kids. It was gobbled up quickly so I will definately make it often.
Sharon
When I'm looking for a simple side dish, I am going to make up another batch of these buttered noodles. They were the perfect quick side.
Veronika
Such a simple pasta dish and even the pickiest eaters will love it! This is my new go to. I added shrimp to mine and served it with a side salad.
Jacqueline Debono
This butter spaghetti is very similar to what was the original pasta Alfredo until people started adding cream and other ingredients. Here in Italy, this is a favourite kids recipe and made by Italian mothers everywhere. Simple and delicious!
Ann
This is one of my go-to noodles recipes when I need a side dish. Always loved by everyone!
Jamie
Awesome! This dish looks amazingly yummy! The simplicity of this dish makes it so enticing and mesmerizing! I totally love it and will definitely make this for the family!
Amy Liu Dong
I have never tried to make butter pasta but this one looks so easy and delicious. I will def make this for tonight!
Hayley Dhanecha
People came for seconds, I made for my frien'd baby shower. Simple, so easy and quick recipe with great flavours!