Name: Pasta alfredo
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 395 grams fettuccine; 60 gram butter; 300 millilitre light cream; 1 1/2 cup parmesan, grated; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; fresh basil, torn (optional); crusty bread, to serve

Pasta alfredo

Serves 4

Prep

Cook

15M

Total

20M

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Ingredients

395 grams fettuccine

60 gram butter

300 millilitre light cream

1 1/2 cup parmesan, grated

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

fresh basil, torn (optional)

crusty bread, to serve

Method

1.In a large saucepan of boiling salted water, cook pasta following packet instructions. Drain well.

2.Meanwhile, melt butter in a large frying pan over high heat. Add cream and 1 1/4 cups parmesan. Bring to a simmer.

3.Add the pasta to pan along with nutmeg. Season to taste. Toss to coat well.

4.Serve with extra parmesan and a few torn basil leaves (optioned). Accompany with crusty bread.

When coating the pasta with sauce, it’s easier if you stir in half the pasta first, then the remaining half.
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