Buttered pasta with grated cheese
The quick supper for children (and grown-ups): freshly boiled pasta with butter and plenty of grated cheese. Some prefer a drizzle of olive oil instead of butter.
- 25 minTime
- 5 minHands-on
- 4Portions
- ≈ $ 1.300per portion
- 620kcal per portion
Ingredients for 4 portions
- 500 gPasta, such as spaghetti, penne or fusilli
- to tasteSalt
- 4 tbspButter
- 80 gParmesan, grated
Method
- Bring a large pan of water to the boil and add salt.
- Add the pasta and cook it for the time on the packet, stirring at the start so it doesn't stick, until al dente.
- Drain the pasta, saving a little of the cooking water, and return it to the pan with the butter. Stir until melted, toss in half the cheese and a splash of the water if needed, and serve with the rest of the cheese on top.
The cost is estimated from average prices in Argentina (INDEC, Precios al consumidor de una selección de alimentos, bebidas y otros artículos: Gran Buenos Aires (GBA; INDEC publishes no national average). Brought forward with the GBA food CPI (IPC, Alimentos y bebidas no alcohólicas)., 2026-08).
