Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, alfredo pasta. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Alfredo Pasta is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Alfredo Pasta is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook alfredo pasta using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Alfredo Pasta:
- Prepare 0.5 pound (200 g) fettuccine or tagliatelle pasta
- Get 5-6 ounces spinach
- Take 0.5 cup sun-dried tomatoes
- Prepare 0.3 cup grated Parmesan
- Make ready 0.6 cup raw cashews (soaked for at least 4h if you don’t have a high-powered blender)
- Take 2 tbsp lemon juice
- Prepare 3 cloves garlic
- Take 1 tbsp chopped basil
- Make ready 2 tbsp olive oil
- Get 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- Take salt
Steps 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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