NaBloPoMo prompt: Tell us about a dish you attempted to make that ended in disaster. Have you ever re-attempted the meal?
You've probably seen it on Pinterest or in someone's Facebook feed: One Pot Garlic Pasta.
It's a fairly simple recipe. You sauté garlic in olive oil and butter, add chicken broth, cook your pasta in the broth mixture, then add cream, parsley and Parmesan to make a sauce. You don't have to drain the pasta, and the resulting sauce is supposed to remind you of a creamy Alfredo.
Leave it to me to screw it up.
I used a pot that was far too large, so the broth was absorbed before the pasta was tender. Thank goodness I had more broth, added it to the pan while the pasta was cooking. If I do this recipe again, I'll use a pot that is smaller and deeper.
And I'll measure the cheese next time. I put far too much cheese into the pot. It melted nicely, but when it sat on the plates for awhile it congealed into a horrible mess.
Live and learn.
It's a fairly simple recipe. You sauté garlic in olive oil and butter, add chicken broth, cook your pasta in the broth mixture, then add cream, parsley and Parmesan to make a sauce. You don't have to drain the pasta, and the resulting sauce is supposed to remind you of a creamy Alfredo.
Leave it to me to screw it up.
I used a pot that was far too large, so the broth was absorbed before the pasta was tender. Thank goodness I had more broth, added it to the pan while the pasta was cooking. If I do this recipe again, I'll use a pot that is smaller and deeper.
And I'll measure the cheese next time. I put far too much cheese into the pot. It melted nicely, but when it sat on the plates for awhile it congealed into a horrible mess.
Live and learn.
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