Saturday, October 2, 2010

Spinach & Chive Linguine in an Alfredo Sauce

I know the picture doesn't look great...but this is a fast, easy, rich and delicious meal! You will love it, as will everyone in your whole family! I made this meal especially for my 4 year old for a special dinner. He chose it! We called it "Green Goblin Noodles". The Alfredo Sauce is better than any Alfredo I have ever tried in any restaurant and it takes about 3 minutes to make! And the Pasta from Trader Joe's is insanely delicious! I could eat it plain! It has the BEST flavor! So yummy! My new favorite! (And I don't love chives, but it doesn't taste like chives, it just tastes amazing!)


INGREDIENTS:
~Spinach & Chive Linguine from Trader Joe's
~Salt (salt water to flavor the pasta)
~Homemade Alfredo Sauce
~Fresh Parmesan to grate over the top


INGREDIENTS FOR ALFREDO SAUCE:

2 cups cream
1/4 cup butter
1/2- 1 cup parmesan cheese (I don't use fresh, just the kraft brand, it works better with the sauce)
3/4 tsp freshly ground pepper, or more
Salt to taste
dash of nutmeg or garlic powder



TO MAKE THE SAUCE:
Melt butter in a pan, add the cream; let simmer. Then add the parmesan cheese, pepper and garlic or nutmeg. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat.

Note: I love this recipe, it is SO easy and really delicious! I use it all the time over anything- tortellini, fettucini, as a pizza sauce! You will never even think about buying Alfredo sauce in a jar ever again! However, when you use it as a sauce for pasta- DO NOT make it ahead of time, pretty much make it when everything else for dinner is done- it takes only like 3 minutes to make and it sets up really fast- too fast! So serve immediately!!!!

2 comments:

  1. following you and thanking you for this post. we have had a package of TJ's spinach and chives linguine in our cupboards for too long. we never knew what to make with it but i bought it because it just looked delicious! i don't know why i didn't think to pair it with alfredo sauce before, but we're making this for dinner tonight (and yes, homemade sauce is so easy and tastes WAY better than anything from a jar which is why i never even order alfredo dishes from restaurants anymore!)

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