Ok, so it has been awhile since the last update, and I apologize. I have been busy eating things that I have already mentioned in this thing, so there was sadly nothing new to report....until NOW mwah ha haaaa. Fettucini alfredo - easy fettucini alfredo. It is delicious and fabulous and takes 5-10 mins tops.
The key is fresh pasta. I went to a local farmer's market and bought some delicious fresh spinach fettucini. Aside from a far better taste, fresh pasta is also awesome because one serving only needs 1 minute in boiling water and it is finito.
In addition to fresh pasta, you also need 1/2 c of butter (1 stick), 1 bar of cream cheese, 2 cups milk, 2-3 tsp garlic powder, 6 oz. grated parmesan, and about a tsp of parsley flakes. This makes 4 servings, so feel free to cut the recipe in half for smaller portions.
Because I am a fancy pants, the first thing I did was put on water to bring it to a boil for the pasta, and used nonstick skillet sprayed with Pam to cook sliced mushrooms until tender (about 5 mins). I set those aside. I also chopped up some leftover rotisserie chicken and had it ready to go in the microwave.
I put a large pan on the stove and melted the stick of butter over medium heat. Add the garlic. I sliced the bar of cream cheese and added the pieces to the pan after the butter was melted (note: it works better if the cream cheese is softened first - either leave it out of the fridge for an hour or pop it in the microwave for 30 secs). Whisk the butter and cream cheese together until it is an even mix. Then, whisk in the milk about 1/2c at a time, stirring each time til smooth. Wait until the whole mixture comes up to heat, whisking regularly. Throw in the parsley and stir. Add the parm cheese, and whisk constantly so that everything melts evenly. At this point, I added the mushrooms and warm chicken into the sauce as well.
Throw the pasta in, cook per the directions, drain, and rinse (rinsing stops the cooking process). Mis the pasta into the sauce and voila! It is DELISH.
The key is fresh pasta. I went to a local farmer's market and bought some delicious fresh spinach fettucini. Aside from a far better taste, fresh pasta is also awesome because one serving only needs 1 minute in boiling water and it is finito.
In addition to fresh pasta, you also need 1/2 c of butter (1 stick), 1 bar of cream cheese, 2 cups milk, 2-3 tsp garlic powder, 6 oz. grated parmesan, and about a tsp of parsley flakes. This makes 4 servings, so feel free to cut the recipe in half for smaller portions.
Because I am a fancy pants, the first thing I did was put on water to bring it to a boil for the pasta, and used nonstick skillet sprayed with Pam to cook sliced mushrooms until tender (about 5 mins). I set those aside. I also chopped up some leftover rotisserie chicken and had it ready to go in the microwave.
I put a large pan on the stove and melted the stick of butter over medium heat. Add the garlic. I sliced the bar of cream cheese and added the pieces to the pan after the butter was melted (note: it works better if the cream cheese is softened first - either leave it out of the fridge for an hour or pop it in the microwave for 30 secs). Whisk the butter and cream cheese together until it is an even mix. Then, whisk in the milk about 1/2c at a time, stirring each time til smooth. Wait until the whole mixture comes up to heat, whisking regularly. Throw in the parsley and stir. Add the parm cheese, and whisk constantly so that everything melts evenly. At this point, I added the mushrooms and warm chicken into the sauce as well.
Throw the pasta in, cook per the directions, drain, and rinse (rinsing stops the cooking process). Mis the pasta into the sauce and voila! It is DELISH.
