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Do you have leftover cooked spaghetti in your fridge? Then make a quick cold spaghetti salad, carbonara style with bacon and boiled eggs!

Creamy Anchovy & Cheese Penne Pasta

Make this creamy anchovy and cheese penne pasta dish for dinner!

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 2 people
Calories per serving 493 kcal

Ingredients

  • 12,5 oz cooked penne pasta (350 g)
  • 2 canned anchovy fillets in oil
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp parmesan cheese grated
  • ΒΌ cup cream (60 ml)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small garlic clove
  • pepper
  • salt

Instructions

  1. Peel the garlic clove and mash the garlic up finely under the blade of you knife.

  2. In a medium non-stick pan add the unsalted butter and the olive oil. Place the pan over medium heat.

  3. Once the butter has fully melted, add the mashed garlic. Gently fry the garlic for 3 minutes. Then add the anchovy fillets.

  4. Stir and let the anchovy fillets melt in the butter.
  5. Then pour in the cream. Bring it to a simmer. Season with a pinch of pepper.
  6. Once the cream is warm, add the grated parmesan cheese.
  7. Let the cheese melt into the cream sauce. Check the seasoning of the sauce and add extra pepper or salt to taste if necessary.
  8. Add the leftover cold cooked penne pasta to the pan.
  9. Stir well to combine. Take the pan off the heat and divide the penne pasta over deep plates and serve.
    Do you have leftover cooked spaghetti in your fridge? Then make a quick cold spaghetti salad, carbonara style with bacon and boiled eggs!