These Buttered Noodles are positively addicting. Cooked in chicken broth and butter with a bouillon cube and garlic powder, they soak up so much delicious, salty flavor.
This recipe is fabulously quick and easy!
How to Make Buttered Noodles:
- Combine the chicken broth, water, bouillon cube and half a stick of butter in a large nonstick skillet and bring to a boil.
- Add the egg noodles and cook for 8 minutes.
- Add the garlic powder and remaining butter. Season to taste and serve!
The key to really getting flavorful noodles is to not use any water and to cook them in as little liquid as possible. So little liquid that it’s not even necessary to drain them.
In order to get them to cook evenly, you need to cook them in a large nonstick pan and stir frequently because they won’t be completely submerged in liquid.
These Buttered Noodles are on the salty side which is one of the things I find so appealing about them.
If you’re worried they will be too salty, use either low-sodium broth or a low-sodium bouillon cube.
Buttered Noodles make a super inexpensive side dish that is so delicious everyone will want to eat it as a main dish.
They have plenty of flavor as is, but if you want to, sprinkle them with a little chopped parsley and grated Parmesan cheese.
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Buttered Noodles
Ingredients
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can chicken broth
- 1 cup water
- 1 chicken or beef bouillon cube
- 1 stick butter,, divided
- 1 (12-ounce) package wide egg noodles
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- freshly ground black pepper
- chopped parsley
Instructions
- Combine broth, water, bouillon cube, and half the stick of butter in a large nonstick skillet.Bring to a boil.
- Add noodles and cook, stirring frequently for about 8 minutes. (Note: Turn the heat down so the liquid does not boil vigorously and evaporate too quickly. Add more water if necessary.)
- Add garlic powder and remaining butter and stir well. Remove from heat and season with pepper and sprinkle with parsley.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Originally published February 15, 2015
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Just made this…it was AWESOME!. Simple, quick, and tasty. Thank you for posting.
When you say stick do you mean 1/2 or 1 cup?
1/2 cup of butter
Is anybody out there listening? My daughter wants me to make this for dinner and I only have elbow macaroni or Rotini.
I used rotini before for thanks it worked just fine
I used actual spaghetti noodles
I just made these noodles for dinner and I have been picking at them. This is the first time I have mande noodles like this and they came out delish. I am really pleased with the dish and if theres any left before dinner I am sure the gang will love them tooo.
Just made this recipe and fresh parsley, it was delicious!! Thanks for sharing, it was easy and quick!
Made these as a side dish with Barbecued Pork. Sorry to say, but these were bland and tasteless. None of my family liked the noodles and we are pasta lovers. Maybe some additional ingredients may be required to give it a big lift, but these were not for us. Thanks for the recipe anyway as I love to try new things.
Aww…really? I was gonna make them with my tilapia for dinner tomorrow. I figured they would be full of flavor because of all the ingredients it calls for. Looks like I will stick to white rice..
You should of just kept that to your self. Who cares what you think.
Maybe the BBQ sauce over powered the flavors of the noodles. I am definitely giving this a try tonight with baked chicken.
Needed to add extra salt and seasoning otherwise it was very bland. It did have a subtle “chicken-y ” taste , but the flavoring was not savory enough to satiate our tastebuds. I could not eat this pasta alone, Ben, without actual savory chicken bits.
Yummy!! The food looks so appetizing. Absolutely love it 🙂
Pasta with a fair amount of salt is music to my ears! I love the simplicity and versatility of this pasta, Christine.
This is so handy as a side for so many things…and great tips on how to do it right. Sounds incredibly flavorful!
I love the looks of these noodles, Christin! My brother always loved buttered noodles growing up, so this is reminding me of my childhood. Sounds like a simple and delicious dish!