Easiest Way to Make Homemade Alfredo Pasta

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, alfredo pasta. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Alfredo Pasta is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Alfredo Pasta is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have alfredo pasta using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Alfredo Pasta:

1. Get 0.5 pound (200 g) fettuccine or tagliatelle pasta
2. Take 5-6 ounces spinach
3. Make ready 0.5 cup sun-dried tomatoes
4. Make ready 0.3 cup grated Parmesan
5. Get 0.6 cup raw cashews (soaked for at least 4h if you don’t have a high-powered blender)
6. Take 2 tbsp lemon juice
7. Make ready 3 cloves garlic
8. Prepare 1 tbsp chopped basil
9. Make ready 2 tbsp olive oil
10. Prepare 1 pinch red pepper flakes
11. Make ready salt

Instructions to make Alfredo Pasta:

1. Soak the cashews at least 4 hours upfront if you don’t have a high-powered blender.
2. 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).
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Before serving, sprinkle with Parmesan, fresh basil and a pinch of red pepper flakes (optional).

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