A bowl of buttery, spice-flecked pasta with visible garlic and a generous scatter of parsley.

Bayou Garlic Butter Pasta

Name: Bayou Garlic Butter Pasta
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 tsp olive oil (or butter); 2 cloves garlic, minced; ½ cup broth; ½ cup milk; 1 tsp flour or cornstarch; 2–4 tsp butter (for finish); 1–2 tsp Old Bay seasoning; Salt, pepper, & lemon juice

A silky, Cajun-inspired sauce for two.

Lexus · The Pantry Practice · Mooresville, NC

2

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15 mins

The recipe

2

15 mins

Ingredients

2 tsp olive oil (or butter) 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ cup broth ½ cup milk 1 tsp flour or cornstarch 2–4 tsp butter (for finish) 1–2 tsp Old Bay seasoning Salt, pepper, & lemon juice

Notes

Perfect over shrimp pasta or blackened chicken.

Directions

Sauté garlic in oil/butter until fragrant. Whisk flour into milk/broth and add to the pan. Simmer until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in the remaining butter for a silky finish. Season with Old Bay and a squeeze of lemon.

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