Bread Crumb Pasta
Discover the deliciousness of bread crumb pasta. A simple and flavorful comfort food recipe you can make in no time!
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Why we love this recipe
Bread crumb pasta is one of my favorite pasta recipes EVER, and every time I make this one the Southern husband and I look at each other and say, why don’t we make this delectable pasta recipe more often?
And even better, odds are you have everything you need to make it at the spur of the moment, which is another reason that it is one of those great recipes we love to whip up. Any long strand pasta will do, although I think good old spaghetti works best. Bread for the bread crumbs — any kind you have on hand. Butter. White wine. Fresh parsley. Parmesan cheese and fresh ground pepper.
All stuff I highly recommend having in your kitchen at all times…and if you don’t, I recommend going out to get whatever is missing JUST to make this delicious little dish, which is great on its own or as a side dish for grilled chicken or fish.
It’s the perfect, easy comfort food supper. Let’s make it!
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities and nutritional information.
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Ingredient notes and substitutions
- Pasta: Any long pasta will work for this recipe, but we like spaghetti and linguine the best…they are perfect for holding those bread crumbs.
- Bread Crumbs: Make your own fresh ones by whirling whatever kind of bread you have on hand in your food processor. (I’ve even used a hot dog roll with great success!)
- Herbs: We like both parsley and/or basil for this recipe, but oregano and thyme would also be delicious.
How to make this recipe
STEP 1: Preheat your oven to 350 and line a rimed baking pan with foil.
STEP 2: Make the breadcrumbs by whirling whatever bread you have on hand in the food processor, adding a little butter and white wine, laying the bread crumb mixture all out on a cookie sheet and toasting it in the oven.
Don’t worry if your crumbs are a little mushy before they are toasted, I promise they will cook up to be golden and crispy, and you will have to have a stern talk with yourself about snacking on them before they go in the sauce.
STEP 3: Toast the breadcrumbs for about 10 minutes until they are golden and crispy.
STEP 4: While the bread crumbs are toasting, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook some pasta according to the package directions.
STEP 5: Heat some butter, garlic and a pinch of salt in a small skillet or pan over medium heat until the butter is melted. Pour in some white wine.
STEP 6: Toss together the pasta, the wine sauce, the bread crumbs, some chopped fresh herbs and a handful of Parmesan cheese.
STEP 7: Divide it among plates. Give the whole thing a good grinding of black pepper if you want to. Comfort Food Extraordinaire.
Recipe FAQs
You can use whatever kind of bread you have around – tear it into large pieces and whirl it in your food processor until it has turned into small crumbs.
Any kind of white wine will do…I usually use a chardonnay because that is what we usually have around! 🥂
If you want to add some protein, adding in some cooked seafood (shrimp, flaked salmon) or cooked shredded chicken is wonderful.
Pop your question in the Comments section below the recipe card and I will answer pronto!
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Bread Crumb Pasta
It’s amazing what some garlic and white wine breadcrumbs can do for spaghetti…welcome to your favorite new comfort food recipe!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop and Oven
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh bread crumbs (2 slices bread chopped in food processor)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 tablespoons white wine
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 12 ounces spaghetti or linguine
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and line a cookie sheet with foil.
- Mix bread crumbs, melted butter and 2 tablespoons wine with salt in small bowl and spread in one layer on cookie sheet. (Don’t worry if it’s mushy).
- Bake about 10 minutes or until golden.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta until al dente.
- Meanwhile again, heat butter, garlic and a pinch of salt in small skillet for about 3 minutes until butter is melted and garlic is starting to turn golden. Stir in wine and simmer two minutes.
- Toss together pasta, wine sauce, crumbs, parsley and cheese. Serve immediately.
Notes
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- Pasta: Any long pasta will work for this recipe, but we like spaghetti and linguine the best…they are perfect for holding those bread crumbs.
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- Bread Crumbs: Make your own fresh ones by whirling whatever kind of bread you have on hand in your food processor. (I’ve even used a hot dog roll with great success!)
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- Herbs: We like both parsley and/or basil for this recipe, but oregano and thyme would also be delicious.
It’s official, if I read anymore about this recipe, I’ll just faint from hunger! This looks absolutely amazing, Kate! Spaghetti craving: ANSWERED. And then some! Hope you have an awesome week! Pinned! :)
Thanks Demeter! We are in the middle of a blizzard so we may be eating this for days!!
tomato sauce has not been kind to be during my pregnancy, so i’m all about a pasta dinner like this! love those buttery breadcrumbs. :)
You take care of yourself, mama! xo
Bread crumbs…in pasta? My mind is officially blown, and I am racing to the kitchen to make this a reality.
DO IT!!
Garlic bread crumb and white wine sound like a lovely pairing, Kate. I bet it tastes as delicious as it looks.
It’s one of our all time faves!! :)
This is really delicious but I will use pancetta or guanciale instead of the bread crumbs next time. Thank you for the recipe.
That sounds like a delicious variation – I will try that too!
Can you use a sweet pink wine?
Hmm. It would work fine, but taste-wise it will of course be a little sweet! If you are okay with that then go for it…might add an interesting twist! :)
We tried it and it was still really good. I love this recipe. (:
Hurray – I am so glad! And thanks for coming back and telling us how it worked. :)
I am totally making this tonight and I cannot wait!
Hope you loved it! It’s one of my favorite go-to comfort foods.
Thanks! This is one of my favorite go-to recipes too…easy, yummy comfort food. :)
You make me want to run right out and get the missing ingredients for this. It looks amazing. I would like to incorporate more meatless meals and this is perfect for that. Thanks for sharing your recipe! I've pinned it to try soon.
I have made this recipe at least 3 times… My house asks for it all the time… It is so super simple, yet so very good!!
also good to ward off the vampires with the garlic
(always make sure your loved one eats it too or there will be issues..)
That's some serious food porn right there.
Looks so good!!
I have to make this tomorrow. I only hope mine tastes as good as yours looks :)