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Fettucini Alfredo

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A popular recipe that uses fettucini and a creamy garlic sauce.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 3 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tbsp garlic (minced)
  • 1 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese (freshly grated)
  • Salt and freshly gound pepper to taste
  • A dash cayenne pepper
  • 1 package of fettuccine (for 4 servings)
  • Fresh parsley, finely chopped

Method

Cook fettucine according to directions on the package. Drain, drizzle with olive oil and toss until well coated.

While the fettucioni is cooking, add the butter in a saucepan over low to medium heat and melt. Add the garlic, cream and cayenne pepper and simmer for 20-30 minutes over low heat, stirring constantly until the sauce thickens. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the Parmesan cheese.

Pour the sauce over the fettucini and stir well until the pasta is well coated with the sauce. Sprinkle with more freshly ground black pepper and the parsley and serve.

Cook's notes

This dish is great with fresh garlic bread.

Comments (2)

AMANA Mar 23, 2010

RAWR!

tamz Jul 8, 2011

This recipe was fantastic!!! Thanks.<br>

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