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Garlic and Cheese Pasta, just a little jazz-up

Jazz up a simple spaghetti dish. Spaghetti with butter is kid stuff unless you jazz it up with grown-up ingredients such as grated fontina cheese, fresh parsley and lots of chopped garlic.

This is an extremely simple dish to prepare: Cook the spaghetti, soften the garlic in melted butter and dress with the cheese and parsley.

A dish this easy lends itself to variations. Substitute ripe brie or parmesan for the fontina. Replace the parsley with fresh basil.

Augment the dish with cooked boiled shrimp, leftover chicken, cooked vegetables, marinated artichoke hearts or pitted olives.

Garlic and Cheese Pasta

4 servings

• 1 pound spaghetti
• 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) butter
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup grated fontina cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Reduce heat to a simmer; stir in the garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the garlic releases its flavor, about 10 minutes.

Drain pasta; place in a mixing bowl. Toss with the garlic butter until pasta is well coated. Add cheese and parsley; toss until combined.

Per serving: 604 calories (33 percent from fat), 22 g fat (13 g saturated), 61 mg cholesterol, 81 g carbohydrates, 21 g protein, 304 mg sodium, 4 g fiber.

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