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Creamy Herb-Garlic Spaghetti (22-Minute Noodle Dinner Bowl)

Creamy herb-garlic spaghetti is a quick, comforting noodle bowl made with tender spaghetti tossed in a smooth garlic cream sauce and finished with fragrant herbs. Ready in about 22 minutes, it’s an easy, satisfying dinner with classic flavor and minimal effort.
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Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 19 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 12 oz Spaghetti
  • 5 tbsp Butter melted
  • 2 tsp Garlic minced
  • 3/4 cup Milk or cream swap
  • 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese grated
  • 1/4 tsp Thyme dried
  • 1/4 tsp Oregano dried
  • 1/4 tsp Basil dried
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • Parsley minimal sparkle

Method
 

  1. Cook spaghetti al dente. Reserve ¼ cup of pasta water. Drain.
  2. Melt butter low, add garlic + dried herbs, warm 30–45 sec until fragrant.
  3. Add milk, simmer 3–4 minutes until clingy.
  4. Add Parmesan slowly, stirring into warm glaze.
  5. Add spaghetti into sauce, coat, loosen with pasta water as needed.
  6. Serve warm and finish with a light cracked black pepper dust + tiny parsley sprinkle (not buried).