Creamy Basil and Garlic Pasta with Prosciutto and Burrata

This quick and easy Creamy Basil Garlic Pasta with Crispy Prosciutto and Burrata is that bowl of homemade pasta that tastes and sounds fancy like you ate it at a 5 start restaurant. This simple summery pasta is made in 30 minutes, doesn’t require many ingredients and is a great way to use up that basil plant that’s just sitting there waiting to be used!

Every bite is layered with creamy basil and garlic parmesan sauce, crispy prosciutto, and topped with burrata. It’s delicious…especially with an extra dollop of the basil garlic sauce on top. It’s the coziest, creamiest bowl of pasta that’s fancy enough for the weekend, and perfect for for these low-key summer nights.

Did I mention its really delicious?

The Ingredients:

Start with the Basil Garlic sauce, which is actually the heart of this recipe, and where the idea for this pasta all started.

I wanted to make a basil pasta but usually when I think go basil, I think pesto but I wanted to make something easier that required less ingredients and emphasized the basil flavor. The sauce it’s similar to an Alfredo because youre using cream , butter and parmesan with the added basil garlic mix.

Prosciutto is something that I really love to add to my pastas when there’s no protein involved, some people miss that protein taste when they’re eating a pasta that doesn’t require any so I added it. If you’re keeping this recipe vegetarian, then simply omit the prosciutto.

I almost didn’t add the burrata to this dish but I figured the cream sauce was pretty light so adding the burrata wouldn’t overpower or overwhelm the dish. Honestly, its an added bonus especially if you’re a burrata lover like me!

Step By Step Details:

Boil your favorite pasta. I love to use a long thick noodles like bucatini, but any cut works in this recipe. I chose Bucatini because of the amount of time it takes to cook—it gives me a chance to make the sauce while the pasta cooks and before you drain the pasta, save some of that pasta cooking water to help you create a yummy pesto sauce at the end.

Heat olive oil in a nonstick skillet or stainless pan ( I personally prefer stainless steel) and cook the prosciutto until its crispy on both sides. to aside and move on the making the sauce.

In the same pan, melt some butter and when it melts, stir in the cream and parmesan, season it with salt and pepper your liking then right before the pasta is done, stir in the basil garlic mix.

Add the pasta to the sauce and stir to combine making sure all the noodles are coated.

Serve the pasta up immediately while everything is still warm, and top the burrata, (if you’re serving it for more than one person, break it apart) prosciutto and more fresh basil. Right before you take a fist bite, mix the burrata and the pasta together. If you’ve never experienced melty burrata cheese, let me just say that it is truly so delicious and you’re in for a treat.

Honestly, this is one of my easiest recipes yet. But it’s also one of my favorite summer dinners, you only need a handful of ingredients and a small amount of time. This dish is pretty hard to beat.

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