Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 1 lb fettuccine pasta
- 8 tbsp salted butter
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup pasta cooking water
- 1 1/2 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- cracked black pepper
- freshly grated nutmeg
Instruction
- Cook the fettuccine according to package directions. Reserve about 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water.
- In a large, non-stick sauté pan, heat the butter over medium heat until melted.
- Add the garlic and cook for about one minute, until fragrant.
- Stir in the heavy cream.
- Stir in about half (1/4 cup) of the pasta water.
- Stir in half of the Parmesan cheese and stir until melted.
- Turn the heat to low.
- Mix in the remaining pasta water with the cooked pasta so it's not sticking together.
- Add the cooked fettuccine and the remaining Parmesan cheese to the Alfredo sauce.
- Stir until well combined.
- Season the pasta with a little cracked black pepper and freshly grated nutmeg.
- Serve immediately.
