Name: Creamy Marmite Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 200 g Pasta; 1 Small brown onion, finely diced; 2 Garlic cloves, finely grated; 1 tbsp Olive oil; 150 ml Double cream; 1 tsp Marmite; Small handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped, finely chopped; Fine sea salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 40 g Mature Cheddar, finely grated, to serve

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The recipe

Creamy Marmite Pasta

Creamy Marmite pasta with garlic, caramelised onion, double cream and mature Cheddar.

Serves 2
10 min prep
15 min cooking
Easy

Times and difficulty are our estimates from the method, not stopwatch figures.

Scale

2 servings

Measurements

Method

Step 1
Cook the pasta (200 g) in a large pan of well-salted boiling water until al dente.
Step 2
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil (1 tbsp) in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion (1 onion) and cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft and lightly golden.
Step 3
Add the garlic (2 cloves) and cook for another 30 seconds.
Step 4
Add the cream and Marmite (1 tsp), stirring until the Marmite has completely dissolved. Season with black pepper and taste before adding any salt - the Marmite will already bring plenty of saltiness.
Step 5
Once the pasta (200 g) is cooked, remove the sauce from the heat. Add the parsley and stir it through before lifting the pasta directly into the sauce, taking a little of the pasta water with it.
Step 6
Add the parsley and toss everything together until the sauce becomes glossy and coats the pasta (200 g). Add another splash of pasta water if needed.
Step 7
Serve immediately with plenty of finely grated mature Cheddar (40 g) over the top.

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Questions people ask

How long does creamy marmite pasta take?

About 25 min from start to finish, of which 10 min is prep and 15 min is cooking. That figure is worked out from the method rather than timed with a stopwatch, so give yourself a little more the first time.

How many does it serve, and can I change that?

As written it serves 2. Use the scale control on the recipe card to change it: every quantity in the ingredients and inside the method steps updates with it. Seasoning, and anything measured in pinches or splashes, is deliberately left alone.

Can I see the ingredients in ounces and pints?

Yes. The metric and imperial switch on the recipe card converts every quantity, rounded to amounts you can actually weigh or measure rather than to four decimal places. Your choice is remembered for every recipe on the site.

Is it vegetarian?

Yes, as written. If you are cooking for a strict vegetarian, the one to check is the cheese: several hard cheeses are made with animal rennet.

Creamy Marmite Pasta

Creamy Marmite Pasta