Creamy, garlicky and so delicious! This white sauce pasta is the ultimate weeknight dinner for the whole family. It's a quick one-pot meal that tastes amazing and is very easy to make. The pasta is soaked in with a homemade creamy white sauce that’s infused with herbs and spices.
If you are looking for easy pasta recipes for dinner then this recipe is for you. This creamy garlic white sauce pasta is perfect for any occasion. The pasta dish is made from scratch and cooked in one pot.
There is no reason to purchase a jar of store-bought pasta sauce! This homemade white sauce tastes better and is freshly made with a taste that is cheesy, garlicky, and creamy.
The pasta has the perfect amount of white cream sauce. It tastes good by itself or with toppings of your choice. For that reason, feel free to add some protein or vegetables to accompany this dish, such as peas, chicken, ham, bacon, sausages, shrimp or other seafood.
White Sauce Pasta Ingredients:
This quick and easy pasta recipe is made with just a handful of ingredients; pasta, garlic, butter, all-purpose flour, heavy cream, basil, Italian seasoning, nutmeg, salt, and parmesan cheese.
In this recipe, I used spiral pasta, Gemelli as the main ingredient. However, any type of pasta like spaghetti, fettuccine, penne, linguini, rigatoni or farfalle will also work great.
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Homemade Creamy Garlic White Sauce for Pasta:
This creamy garlic sauce is a white sauce variety that is quite similar to Bechamel and Alfredo sauce.
It's a homemade sauce made of butter, flour, chicken broth, heavy cream and seasoned with fresh garlic, dried basil, dried Italian seasoning, a pinch of nutmeg, cayenne pepper and salt. The pasta tastes delicious with or without parmesan cheese.
Heavy Cream: You may substitute an equal amount of heavy cream for half-and-half or whole milk with extra butter. Heavy creams contain more fat than half-and-half-creams and also more resistant to curdling, so they are a better choice in soups and sauces.
If you are going to use milk or half n half, be sure to cook over medium-low heat to prevent curdling.
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How to Make Creamy Garlic Pasta:
The cooking process of this creamy garlic pasta is pretty quick and easy. Here's how I make this pasta dish:
- First, I cooked the pasta until al dente according to the product instructions.
- Second, I cooked the sauce base. This process should take less than 10 minutes.
- Third, I added the cooked pasta, parmesan cheese into the pan and stirred to combine. Then serve and enjoy.
You can keep leftover pasta in the fridge for 2-3 days or store in the freezer for 2-3 months.
I hope you'll enjoy this recipe. Don't forget to come back to review and share this recipe 🙂
📖 Recipe
White Sauce Pasta
Ingredients
- 12 oz dried pasta , (such as Fusilli, Penne, Rotelle, Gemelli, Torchio, Rotini)
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 head of garlic, (minced)
- 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream or milk
- a pinch of nutmeg, (add more according to your liking)
- a pinch of cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried basil , (add more according to your liking)
- ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning , (add more according to your liking)
- ½ teaspoon salt , (add more according to your liking)
- ⅓ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese, (lightly packed)
Optional Toppings:
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Instructions
- Cook the pasta until al dente. Follow the cooking instructions on the product packaging.
- Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and stir until fragrant for about 30 seconds. Do not burn.
- Add all-purpose flour, cook, stirring constantly, until well combined and smooth.
- Add chicken broth, heavy cream, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, basil, Italian seasoning, and salt. Cook and stir constantly for 2 minutes or until thickened and enough sauce to cover the pasta. Taste and adjust seasoning with extra spices if needed.
- Turn off the heat then add pasta, stir to coat.
- Stir in the parmesan cheese until melted. Adjust seasoning with extra salt or cheese if needed.
- Serve with freshly chopped parsley and enjoy!
Amber Myers
Thank you! We just love having pasta for dinner.
Tasheena
This would be perfect to make for dinner tonight.
Pam Wattenbarger
This sounds so good. I bet it would be even more delicious with the addition of shrimp! I can't wait to try it.
Monica Simpson
I want to dive in that pasta! It look so good. I would love to try it with some grilled salmon on the side or chicken. Shrimp and scallops would be good too!
Marysa
That looks delicious! My kids don't like marinara, so this is a great option to make.
Lisa Martin
This pasta looks amazing! I am going to have to make it! Thank you for sharing.
Terri Steffes
That looks very good! We use this sauce for a white lasagne. It is delicious, too. It's a perfect dish to make when the basil is overflowing!
Kathy
This looks like it would be so good. White sauce is one of my favorites. I use it a lot in recipes.
Catalina
I am drooling over this pasta! I have everything I need for this pasta dish!
Ruth I
This will make my niece excited for dinner!
Rika
You're welcome, Amber!
Swathi
I like white pasta sauce than red sauce. your recipe is so creamy and rich love it.
Rika
Thanks, Swathi! I am glad that you liked it.