Day 23 - Fettuccine Alfredo

Today was Gary's first attempt at cooking home made Alfredo sauce. Of course, it doesn't exactly taste store-bought, but it's a work in progress.

Firstly, Gary got his ingredients together to make the sauce (omitting salt, as he usually does) :

Then he cooked up some fettuccine needles and waited for the sauce to thicken. And as easy as that, he threw the sauce onto the cooked pasta and voilà!

"Mmm! Let's get some of that tree-vegetable cooked up to eat as a side!"

"Good idea Gary. Brocoli would be a perfect side to this pasta dish."

This recipe was taken from the 365 Vegetarian Meals cookbook.

Fettuccine Alfredo

Start to finish: 35 minutes

Makes: 4 servings

Per serving: 515 calories, 32g fat (19g saturated fat), 107mg cholesterol, 512mg sodium, 45g carbs, 1g fibre, 12g protein

Ingredients:

• 8 ounces dried fettuccine
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/@ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Cook pasta in boiling water according to package directions; drain. Return pasta to hot pan; cover and keep warm. 
2. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt better. Add whipping cream, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 3 to 5 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken. Remove from heat. Stir in the 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese.

Enjoy!