Delicious, light, and energizing! The difference is entirely due to fresh ingredients! Your family will adore this summertime favorite!
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 20 mins |
| Servings: | 2 |
Ingredients
- 4 ounces small uncooked seashell pasta
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 ½ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 (8 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and quartered
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 sprig fresh basil, chopped
Instructions
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes.
- While the pasta is cooking, heat butter and oil in a skillet over medium heat until butter melts. Add artichoke hearts, garlic, and basil; cook and stir until heated through, about 5 minutes.
- Drain pasta. Add to the skillet and toss with artichoke mixture.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 591 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 56 g |
| Cholesterol | 46 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 7 g |
| Protein | 13 g |
| Saturated Fat | 14 g |
| Sodium | 805 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 36 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Alone this recipe is good. With my additions it tasted sooo good. I followed the reviews of some and used olive oil from my roasted red peppers stuffed with soft cream cheese, added those as well as small sweet bell peppers 6 cloves of garlic dried basil and parsley, garlic powder, cracked pepper and finally some anchovies as well as the oil. I sautéed some chicken and small shrimp and added that at the end along with some chopped green onions. Perfect and I will be making this again. To my bowl I add some red pepper flakes cause I like spicy. Thanks for the recipe. I love it. And so easy to make.
I made this with wheat penne because that is what I had on hand. I added zucchini and onion as well. I didn’t have fresh basil so I used dried. I would have added more garlic cloves if I had them because I love garlic. I added garlic powder with parsley after everything was in tossed together. I also reserved some pasta water and used that to keep it from drying out but now I wished I’d reserved the artichoke liquid! I also added Parmesan cheese to melt and on top when serving as well as healthy amounts of salt. I will make again and probably use spinach and mushrooms too! Good starter recipe!
Loved it, easy peasy, have made it twice now. The second time I added more garlic (I like garlic). Must have fresh grated parmesan cheese on top. DELISH. Also, I used bow-tie pasta the second time as I found the small uncooked seashell pasta much too small.
This is a simple, delicious recipe. I added slightly more garlic and used less butter. I also used dried basil instead of fresh and gluten free pasta. It turned out great!
This was a great, simple pasta recipe! Instead of using artichokes, I used sliced mushrooms and diced onions, as well as baby spinach. I also added a fair amount of parmesan cheese at the end, and used dried basil instead of fresh. I also only used olive oil (no butter), but not sure how much as I just threw in what looked good. Overall, I would definitely make this revised recipe again!
My son is on an anti-inflammatory diet and can’t have tomato sauces so I was so happy to find a pasta dish with healthy olive oil instead of red sauce. This was so delicious as a base recipe. I tweaked it and threw in chicken and onions and mushrooms and someone suggested spinach and or asparagus so I might try that next time. It was a big hit at dinner. Will make again!
Great base recipe. We used tortellini, and added spinach. Thank You!
This recipe is great as is but it can also be easily customized.
very good easy recipe as is or you can add other things to it. Thank you!
I make this often when I want something different. I even make without the pasta to have a more intense flavor.
Simple and delicious! We really enjoyed it.
Simple ingredients, uncomplicated preparation and uncommonly delicious, particularly if you use good quality ingredients. I used an excellent pappardelle pasta, and some chopped fresh parsley but forgot the basil, which I intended to add at at the last minute. Didn’t miss it.
Very good. I added half an onion, some baby bellas and sundried tomatoes. I did not have basil, so I just upped the amount of garlic. Very tasty.
This was delish! I added even more basil and garlic and it turned out so tasty.
Excellent! We have made this numerous times now and my husband is always asking for it! Just had to change a few things for our tastes: We use half of the butter/oil and it is still more than enough, we use a little bit more pasta and a LOT more garlic! We love garlic though, so we really load it on. A great recipe to make after a day at work!
I use smoked mozzarella and artichoke ravioli for the pasta. Served over wilted spinach and added grape tomatoes to the sauce.
Very delicious and fulfilling dish!
Great recipe. but needed salt. Maybe because my artichokes were organic(?) I added sundried tomatoes as well. Next time I will make it with chicken and add much more basil (I am growing fresh from potted seeds). I thought the garlic was perfect, but we LIKE garlic…
I thought this was very good. I added +- 1/2 cup of pasta water to the oil/butter mixture, cause the hubby likes lots of sauce. I also sauteed 1 pound of shrimp and placed on top. Also added shredded parm to finish. Pretty easy and satisfied my pasta craving.
My husband and I love this dish. I made a few changes though. I only use butter rather than oil and butter and I add cream cheese. It is DIVINE.
This is simple, delicious, inexpensive, and amenable to what you have on hand. Like many other reviewers, I made some modifications but came up with great results! My changes included the addition of pine nuts, white wine, a bit of lemon juice, and pepper. I also used artichokes marinated in oil, subbed whole wheat spaghetti, and skipped the extra olive oil and butter (since the artichokes I used already had oil). Yum!