Wonderful! It was 6 o'clock. Paul would be home in half an hour so I had to think of something quick to prepare so I decided to make pasta with Alfredo sauce. I like this one that I found on allrecipes.com, which I've tweaked just a little bit. If you're wondering why you can't see the sauce in the picture -- it's thin at first, but then thickens as it cools. Just give it a good stir when you're serving.
Penne with Alfredo Sauceadapted from allrecipes.com
4 tbsp unsalted butter
1 cup heavy cream
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 box (8 ounces) Penne
1 cup bread crumbs
2 tbsp butter, melted
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
Prepare pasta as directed on the box.
Melt butter in a medium sauce pan over medium low heat. Add cream and smashed garlic cloves, and simmer for 5 minutes. Whisk in cheese, and pour over pasta.
Combine bread crumbs and melted butter, and toast in a saute pan. Add parsley and sprinkle on top of pasta.
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It was a very rich tasting pasta with a delicious Alfredo sauce. I wonder who Alfredo was?? The sauce was thin at first, but as we sat eating our (my) first helping, we watched the sauce thicken right before our very eyes! So, I guess it's better to let it set up a little, but our (my) hunger prevented us from waiting to eat. I think Ann said the pasta was supposed to be a different type (shape), but I always like Penne pasta noodles. When I was a kid, we would see how many of the tube-shaped noodles we could spear on the tines of our fork. Oops... did I just admit that I used to play with my food? Oops... I think I got off the subject! I enjoyed the pasta dish very much.
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