Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Basic Alfredo Sauce

I recently discovered a great alfredo sauce recipe that works as a base for lots of different dishes.

Ingredients (serves 2, generously):
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup heavy cream
4 tablespoons parmesean cheese
chopped fresh mozzarella
pepper
salt

The directions are super easy: Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat, add cream, salt, pepper and parmesean cheese. Return to heat and stir until ingredients are combined and cheese is melted. Do not boil. Add the mozzarella cheese and stir until melted/almost melted. Toss with your favorite pasta, and add whatever you want - veggies, meats, fish. This is a perfect base for lots of pasta dishes and it's easy to get creative with this one! I served it over baby penne and added sauteed mushrooms.
(And no, not everything I cook has heavy cream in it - I had it left over from the Penne Alla Vodka below and I thought Alfredo would be a good way to use it up. But it sure is good :P)

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