Recipe Background
Date Night Fettuccine Alfredo is everything you need for a romantic dinner. First off, it's fast so you can focus on eating and enjoying, not cooking. Second, it's delicious! It has tender pasta in a creamy and cheesy sauce with just a hint of garlic... who couldn't love that? And finally, it's a breeze to make! So, Date Night Fettuccine Alfredo seems to be the only thing you need on the menu for you and your partner!
Date Night Fettuccine Alfredo is everything you need for a romantic dinner. First off, it's fast so you can focus on eating and enjoying, not cooking. Second, it's delicious! It has tender pasta in a creamy and cheesy sauce with just a hint of garlic... who couldn't love that? And finally, it's a breeze to make! So, Date Night Fettuccine Alfredo seems to be the only thing you need on the menu for you and your partner!
Ingredients
For the pasta:
- 10 ounces fettuccine
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick butter
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup parmesan cheese freshly grated
Optional, for garnish:
- parmesan cheese to taste, freshly shaved
- ground black pepper to taste
- parsley to taste, chopped
Directions
- In a large pot of boiling water, add the fettuccine and the salt and cook it to al dente, according to the package directions.
- Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water and drain the remainder.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter.
- Add the garlic to the melted butter and cook, while stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add the heavy cream and 1/3 cup of the grated parmesan to the butter mixture and stir well to combine.
- Bring the sauce to a simmer and reduce the heat to medium.
- Cook the sauce, while stirring, until thickened, about 3-4 minutes. If the sauce is too thick, add the reserved pasta water, a little at a time. You may not need all or any of the reserved pasta water.
- Add the fettuccine to the sauce mixture and toss well to combine.
- Serve garnished with the extra shaved parmesan, the black pepper, and the parsley.
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