I stole this recipe for Parmesan Pastina from cuisineathome.com. Parmesan Pastina is a fancy name for buttered noodles with Parmesan cheese. Noodles are cooked in salted water, and then drained. The pasta is then tossed with butter, Parmesan cheese and parsley. Salt and pepper are added to taste. This is a quick and easy pasta side dish that can be added to any meal. Using small noodles like ditalini or other short pasta are best for this recipe.
Did you know? Pastina means “tiny dough” and it refers to any of various tiny shapes of pasta such as acini de pepe or ditalini.¹ (see more trivia in the Trivia tab)
Start this recipe by cooking 1 lb dry ditalini pasta in boiling salted water according to package directions.
Drain the pasta and then return to pot.
Next add 4 tbsp butter, ⅔ cup grated Parmesan cheese and 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley.
Toss well to coat the pasta. The heat from the warm pot and pasta will quickly melt the butter. Then season with salt and pepper.
Serve warm with additional Parmesan cheese and parsley.
If you liked the recipe for Parmesan Pastina you can try other pasta recipes like White Sauce Pasta, Garlic Parmesan Orzo, Brie Spaghetti, Cheesy Orzo, Creamy Farfalle Pasta with Spinach or Creamy Four Cheese Garlic Spaghetti.
Parmesan Pastina
Ingredients
- 1 lb dry ditalini pasta
- 4 tbsp butter
- ⅔ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
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Cook ditalini in boiling salted water.
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Drain and toss with butter, Parmesan and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.