Fettucine Ala Alfredo

6 ingredients
17 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 c. heavy cream
  • 1/2 c. fresh grated Parmesan cheese
  • dash of fresh grated nutmeg
  • 3 Tbsp. butter
  • dash of fresh coarse ground pepper
  • 1 lb. fettucine (wide egg noodles)

Directions

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    Choose
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    a
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    pan
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    that
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    can accommodate all of the cooked fettucine
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    and the sauce.
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    Put 1/2 cup cream and the butter in the pan and simmer until the butter is melted.
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    Turn off heat. Cook fettucine
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    in
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    boiling
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    water, being very careful not to overcook. The
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    noodles
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    should be very firm as they will cook again when the sauce is added.
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    Drain the noodles and transfer to
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    pan containing cream.
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    Turn on low heat, add remainder of cream and all of the cheese, pepper and nutmeg.
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    Serve immediately with additional grated cheese on the side.

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