Parmesan Brown Butter Pasta

Check out my awesome Christmas gift!  The pasta press attachment for the KitchenAid stand mixer made its debut in my kitchen this week.  I had never made fresh pasta before, but it was actually quite easy (at least with this attachment).  I paired the fusilli pasta with a simple brown butter sauce so that we could determine if the fresh pasta tastes any different than dried box pasta.  It tasted great (although I'll still probably keep some dried pasta around just in case).

Parmesan Brown Butter Pasta

 

1/2 pound short pasta (fresh or dried)

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter

1/8 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

salt

pepper

extra parmesan to sprinkle on top

1.  Bring salted water to boil, & cook pasta accordingly.  Drain, & return to pan.

2.  Slice butter into 4 large chunks, & melt over medium heat in large pan.  Add parmesan, salt, & pepper.  Turn heat to medium-high, & cook butter until it lightly browns.

3.  Pour butter over pasta, & stir to coat.  Serve with extra parmesan on top.

Makes about 3 servings.