Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, alfredo pasta. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook alfredo pasta using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Alfredo Pasta:
- Take 0.5 pound (200 g) fettuccine or tagliatelle pasta
- Take 5-6 ounces spinach
- Get 0.5 cup sun-dried tomatoes
- Get 0.3 cup grated Parmesan
- Take 0.6 cup raw cashews (soaked for at least 4h if you don’t have a high-powered blender)
- Get 2 tbsp lemon juice
- Get 3 cloves garlic
- Take 1 tbsp chopped basil
- Take 2 tbsp olive oil
- Prepare 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- Make ready salt
Simmer the pasta in the sauce. The pasta will exude extra starch, adding body to the sauce. It will only make the sauce cheesier and more delicious, so go for it! Add an ounce or two of cream 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).
It will only make the sauce cheesier and more delicious, so go for it! Add an ounce or two of cream cheese. Cream cheese is naturally thick and creamy, and it has the right flavor profile for Alfredo, too. Chicken Alfredo pasta was my favorite "fancy" restaurant order as a kid — luxe sauce clinging to fettuccine topped with crispy chicken. Cook pasta according to package directions.
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