Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, alfredo pasta. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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Alfredo Pasta is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Alfredo Pasta is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook alfredo pasta using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Alfredo Pasta:
- Make ready 0.5 pound (200 g) fettuccine or tagliatelle pasta
- Take 5-6 ounces spinach
- Take 0.5 cup sun-dried tomatoes
- Make ready 0.3 cup grated Parmesan
- Make ready 0.6 cup raw cashews (soaked for at least 4h if you don’t have a high-powered blender)
- Get 2 tbsp lemon juice
- Make ready 3 cloves garlic
- Get 1 tbsp chopped basil
- Make ready 2 tbsp olive oil
- Prepare 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- Make ready salt
Alfredo is an Italian sauce made several ways. In its simplest incarnation, hot cooked pasta is tossed with cream, butter, and cheese until a sauce forms and coats the pasta. Alfredo Sauce is a velvety white sauce sometimes made with cheese and garlic. The sauce is rich and delicious, and easy to make. (That was a mouthful!) Traditional Fettuccine Alfredo, which comes from Italy, is made simply with pasta, butter and Parmesan cheese.
Instructions to make Alfredo Pasta:
- Soak the cashews at least 4 hours upfront if you don’t have a high-powered blender.
- Cook the pasta until al dente (according to package instructions). Before draining the pasta reserve 1.3 cups of the pasta cooking water (for the sauce).
- In a large pan, warm the olive oil, then added minced/pressed garlic and a pinch of salt. Cook for about 20 seconds, stirring constantly. Gradually add the spinach and cook until all of the spinach has wilted. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- Drain the cashews and transfer to a blender. Add 0.6 cup of the reserved pasta cooking water, lemon juice and a pinch of salt. Blend until the sauce is completely smooth. If too thick, add more pasta cooking water to help.
- In a large bowl, combine the cooked pasta, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes and the sauce. Mix until all of the pasta is lightly coated in sauce.
- Before serving, sprinkle with Parmesan, fresh basil and a pinch of red pepper flakes (optional).
Alfredo Sauce is a velvety white sauce sometimes made with cheese and garlic. The sauce is rich and delicious, and easy to make. (That was a mouthful!) Traditional Fettuccine Alfredo, which comes from Italy, is made simply with pasta, butter and Parmesan cheese. As the butter and cheese are mixed into the hot pasta, they emulsify to form a silky sauce on the pasta. This Alfredo sauce is an Americanized version of the Italian favorite. Simmer the pasta in the sauce.
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