Fettuccini Alfredo

So, I now have a Costco card with the worst picture I have ever taken pasted proudly on the back. The Costco membership would make more sense if there weren't just the two of us (plus a cat) in an apartment with limited storage space. We made our first official trip to Costco last Sunday. We now have a freezer stocked with chicken, steak, and the world's largest pork loins and a pantry stocked with many many many items...including a ten pound bag of baby red potatoes.. Long story short, after five days of eating potatoes paired with any of the above meats I snapped and got out the Pasta and Co cookbook ( a forgotten favorite). You'd think I'd want something light loaded with vegetables after all those traditional meat and potato dinners right? Wrong. Pasta. Cream. Garlic. Cheese. Butter. So. Good.

This is an adaptation of the Pasta and Co version and not nearly as heavy as other alfredo sauces.

You will need:

1 box of pasta (fettuccini)
1 cup cream (or half and half)
3/4 cup of chicken stock
3 Tablespoons of butter
Pinch of nutmeg
A couple grinds of the pepper mill
1 clove of garlic (chopped)
3/4 cup of parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste.

1. Cook the pasta, set aside;
2. Combine all ingredients except the parmesan cheese in a large sauce pan and simmer for 10 minutes;
3. Add parmesan cheese and whisk until the sauce is smooth and thick;
4. Add the pasta to the sauce and serve.

I grilled a chicken breast and added some diced red peppers as toppings, good, but totally not necessary.

Enjoy! Mer