Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, alfredo pasta. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Alfredo Pasta is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Alfredo Pasta is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook alfredo pasta using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Alfredo Pasta:
- Make ready 0.5 pound (200 g) fettuccine or tagliatelle pasta
- Make ready 5-6 ounces spinach
- Take 0.5 cup sun-dried tomatoes
- Prepare 0.3 cup grated Parmesan
- Get 0.6 cup raw cashews (soaked for at least 4h if you don’t have a high-powered blender)
- Make ready 2 tbsp lemon juice
- Prepare 3 cloves garlic
- Take 1 tbsp chopped basil
- Make ready 2 tbsp olive oil
- Take 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- Prepare salt
Instructions to make Alfredo Pasta:
- Soak the cashews at least 4 hours upfront if you don’t have a high-powered blender.
- Cook the pasta until al dente (according to package instructions). Before draining the pasta reserve 1.3 cups of the pasta cooking water (for the sauce).
- In a large pan, warm the olive oil, then added minced/pressed garlic and a pinch of salt. Cook for about 20 seconds, stirring constantly. Gradually add the spinach and cook until all of the spinach has wilted. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- Drain the cashews and transfer to a blender. Add 0.6 cup of the reserved pasta cooking water, lemon juice and a pinch of salt. Blend until the sauce is completely smooth. If too thick, add more pasta cooking water to help.
- In a large bowl, combine the cooked pasta, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes and the sauce. Mix until all of the pasta is lightly coated in sauce.
- Before serving, sprinkle with Parmesan, fresh basil and a pinch of red pepper flakes (optional).
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