Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 stick of butter
  • 1 8oz block of cream cheese – cut into 1 inch cubes.
  • ¼ cup of Parmesan Cheese
  • 1 cup of heavy cream
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 small box of fettuccine noodles (enough for 8 servings)
  • Fresh oregano for garnish
  • Salt and pepper to taste (the tasting is very important – see the instructions)

Instruction

  • In a heavy medium sized sauce pan, heat the butter and cream cheese over low heat.  
  • Add the parmesan cheese and cream.  Stir frequently.  Whisk briskly if there are lumps.
  • Add garlic powder, black cracked pepper and dried oregano.
  • Stir frequently so that sauce does not stick to the bottom of the pan.  If it is starting to stick, turn the temperature down. 
  • While the ingredients in step one are melting, cook the fettucini noodles according to package instructions except DO NOT SALT THE WATER.
  • When ready to serve, TASTE the sauce.  Add salt if needed.  Salt likely won't be needed because parmesan is usually so salty on it's own.  THEN, dip one of the cooked noodles into the sauce and taste that to see if it is salty enough.  Add salt to the sauce if needed to make the combination taste right. 
  • At the table, pour the sauce over the noodles and mix gently and serve immediately.