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Plain Pasta with Grated Cheese

Warm pasta topped with snowy grated cheese.

Ready in

About 12 min · 2 min prep + 10 min cook

Safe favourite
pasta

Texture

Soft

Ingredients

  • Pasta
  • Parmesan
  • Butter

Step-by-step

  1. 1Boil 250g pasta in salted water until just tender; drain.
  2. 2Toss with 30g butter in the warm pan.
  3. 3Spoon into bowls.
  4. 4Top generously with grated parmesan.
  5. 5Serve immediately while warm.

Adapt for a picky eater

  • ·Make it milder: skip strong spices, herbs and onions — keep salt, butter or a touch of cheese instead.
  • ·Swap an ingredient: trade anything they avoid for a safe favourite (e.g. cucumber sticks instead of cooked veg).
  • ·Keep things separate: serve the parts side by side, not mixed — sauce on the side.
  • ·Simplify: a smaller portion of just two or three familiar parts of the dish is a win.

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