Buttered noodles recipe is a family favorite, because it’s incredibly easy to make and everyone loves it! It’s something that is often on our Let’s Eat, Let’s Plan notepad for the week.
My daughter, Hayes, isn’t a big noodles fan. She turns down Mac and Cheese often and it totally bums me out because that’s an easy recipe to have on hand for a quick lunch or dinner. But guess what? She’ll eat buttered noodles! So all is well in the world.
The cool thing about buttered noodles is that there are so many variations and all of them are really easy to execute. I’m going to share a few varieties of how to make buttered noodles with you today. Pick what’s best for you!!
Easy buttered noodles
The easiest buttered noodles recipe is made with just three ingredients! It’s delicious all on it’s own, but it’s also really easy to build onto the recipe if you want to.
Easy buttery noodles ingredients
- Pasta
- Butter
- Seasoned salt, I use Lawry’s
How to make easy buttered noodles recipe
- Boil + drain the pasta, and put the pasta back into the pot
- Cube up butter and toss it into the pot, stir well until butter melts
- Add seasoned salt to taste. Start small you can always add more!
When someone asks, how to make buttered noodles without parmesan
Give them this recipe!! You don’t need parmesan to make buttered noodles taste delicious!
Buttered garlic noodles
The easiest buttered noodles recipe is made with just three ingredients! It’s delicious all on it’s own, but it’s also really easy to build onto the recipe if you want to.
Buttery garlic noodles ingredients
- Pasta
- Butter
- Garlic, minced
- Garlic salt
- Pepper
How to make buttered garlic noodles recipe
- Boil + drain the pasta, and put the pasta back into the pot
- Cube up butter and toss it into the pot, stir well until butter melts
- Add garlic, garlic salt, and pepper to taste. Start small you can always add more!
The best buttered noodles
In my opinion, this is the best buttered noodles recipe. It’s like restaurant-quality pasta, ready in 10 minutes with pretty average ingredients. The only downfall with this recipe is that it’s not kid-friendly. So when we make buttered noodles for the whole family, we cook the pasta, add the butter, then separate out into two bowls (one for the kids and one for the parents). It’s really not much extra work and I think it’s totally worth it, but you’ll have to try it out for yourself!
The best buttered noodles ingredients
- Pasta
- Butter
- Salt + pepper
- Crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- Basil
- Fresh lemon
- Parmesan
How to make the best buttered noodles recipe
- Boil + drain the pasta, and put the pasta back into the pot
- Cube up butter and toss it into the pot, stir well until butter melts
- Add salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes to taste. Start small you can always add more!
- Top with chopped basil leaves, a squeeze fresh lemon, and a sprinkle of parmesan
How to make buttered noodles
Honestly, you do you!! I have made so many varieties of buttered noodles recipes and you can’t go wrong.
Here are a few things that I like to add to my noodles:
- Shrimp
- Finely chopped spinach
- Thinly sliced Italian sausage
- Meatballs (I use the frozen bag from Costco!)
- Sauteed mushrooms (more butter! lol)
- Zucchini, cubed
Also, Banza pasta makes a mean buttery noodle with an extra pack of protein!
What’s your favorite combination?! Let me know in the comments.