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Spaghetti with cheese in cream sauce

Spaghetti with Cheese in a Cream Sauce

Quick, made from everyday ingredients, super tasty, and easy! Spaghetti with cheese in a cream sauce is ready in minutes, since the sauce simmers while the pasta boils — and that only takes 7–8 minutes. Cream and cheese are all you need to give the pasta its wonderful flavor and aroma.

Maria

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Spaghetti

400

Salt

Processed cheese

200

Cream (20%)

200

Garlic

Butter

Vegetable oil

Ground black pepper

Salt

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 17 % 11 g

Fats 30 % 20 g

Carbohydrates 53 % 35 g

336 kcal

GI: 6 / 94 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 25 min

Step 1:

How do you make spaghetti with cheese in a cream sauce? It takes a little time and a few specific ingredients. Use cream with 20% fat — it's ideal for sauces. For the processed cheese, use a plain, cream-style one with no add-ins.
Step 2:

For the sauce, peel the garlic cloves and crush them with the flat side of a knife.
Step 3:

Heat the butter and vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic cloves and sauté until golden and fragrant, then remove the garlic from the pan and turn the heat down to low. If you'd rather leave the garlic in the sauce, mince it finely or press it, and sauté it just until lightly golden — take care not to let it burn.
Step 4:

Pour the cream into the pan and add the processed cheese.
Step 5:

Stir the sauce until smooth. The cheese should dissolve completely and blend into the cream with no lumps. If a few lumps do remain, press the sauce through a sieve and return it to the pan.
Step 6:

Bring the sauce to a boil, season with salt and pepper, and stir. Adjust the consistency to your liking — mine comes out medium-thick. For a thinner sauce, add more cream or a splash of milk; for a thicker one, add more processed cheese and simmer it down to the thickness you want.
Step 7:

While the sauce cooks, boil the spaghetti in a large pot of salted water until al dente — about 7–8 minutes. Drain the finished spaghetti in a colander and let the water drain off.
Step 8:

Add the spaghetti to the pan with the sauce and toss quickly. Heat everything together for 1 minute.
Step 9:

Divide the spaghetti in cheesy cream sauce among plates, garnish with fresh herbs, and serve. Enjoy!

For how to cook pasta properly, how to get it perfectly al dente, how to pick a quality product, and much more, see our article on choosing and cooking pasta. For how to swap different cheeses in your dishes, see this article. For tips, hacks, and all the most useful advice, see our article on keeping cream and sour cream from curdling in a cream sauce.